No. 51 Squadron RAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._51_Squadron_RAF

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Armstrong_Whitworth_Whitley gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Vickers_Valiant gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Avro_Anson gptkb:Boeing_RC-135W_Rivet_Joint
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:badge	A sword grasped by an eagle's claw
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:Bomber_Command gptkb:World_War_I gptkb:World_War_II gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	31 March 1919
gptkbp:formed	15 May 1916
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:RAF_Waddington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 51 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:leader	gptkb:Wing_Commander_Chris_Melville
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Swift_and_Sure
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Charioteers
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Exodus gptkb:Operation_Manna
gptkbp:previous_base	gptkb:RAF_Scampton gptkb:RAF_Wyton gptkb:RAF_Dishforth gptkb:RAF_Snaith gptkb:RAF_Waterbeach gptkb:RAF_Chivenor gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
gptkbp:recognizedBy	A sword grasped by an eagle's claw
gptkbp:reformed	1 August 1974 21 August 1958 5 March 1937
gptkbp:role	Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance
gptkbp:type	Flying squadron
gptkbp:website	https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/51-squadron/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5