No. 500 Squadron RNZAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._490_Squadron_RNZAF
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Grumman_Goose
gptkb:Cessna_441_Conquest_II
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Beechcraft_Bonanza
gptkb:Beechcraft_Baron
gptkb:Piper_Navajo
gptkb:Lockheed_P-40_Warhawk
gptkb:Piper_Cherokee
gptkb:Beechcraft_Baron_58
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Piper_Cub
gptkb:Mooney_M20
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Cessna_340
gptkb:Cessna_310
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkb:Cessna_150
gptkb:Piper_Comanche
gptkb:Piper_Aztec
gptkb:automobile
gptkb:Cessna_182
gptkb:Piper_Seneca
gptkb:starship
gptkb:Piper_Navajo_Chieftain
North American Harvard
Piper Meridian
Cessna 425
Douglas Dakota
Cirrus S R22
Diamond D A40
Beechcraft Travel Air
gptkbp:awards Battle Honours
gptkbp:base gptkb:RNZAF_Base_Ohakea
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._Mc_Cready
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-12-31
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Wellington,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:historical_event NZDF Archives
gptkbp:historical_significance first RNZAF squadron to operate in combat
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 500 Squadron RNZAF
gptkbp:insignia gptkb:Kiwi_bird_emblem
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:battle
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:RNZAF_Association
gptkbp:mission air superiority
ground attack
gptkbp:motto gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Kiwi
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:Pacific_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reunion annual reunions
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
gptkbp:training pilot training