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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:military_unit
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._490_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:active_years
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Avro_Anson
pilot training
Douglas Dakota
P-40 Kittyhawk
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:Allied_Forces
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gptkbp:base
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RNZAF Station Whenuapai
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gptkbp:collaborations
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:commander
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Kenzie
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:New_Zealand
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gptkbp:deployment
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Pacific operations
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gptkbp:disbanded
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post-war period
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gptkbp:disbandment_date
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1945-12-01
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gptkbp:equipment
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-01-01
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gptkbp:has_achievements
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successful missions
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Auckland
Whenuapai
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gptkbp:historical_role
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reconnaissance missions
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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gptkb:World_War_II
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 539 Squadron RNZAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force_badge
Squadron badge
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gptkbp:involved_units
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gptkb:battle
RNZAF heritage
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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gptkb:memorial
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gptkbp:is_involved_in
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trained aircrew
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gptkbp:legacy
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influenced future squadrons
RNZAF history
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gptkbp:mission
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maritime patrol
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gptkbp:motto
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“ In Omnia Paratus”
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gptkbp:nickname
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“ The Flying Fish”
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Pacific_Theatre
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gptkbp:operational_area
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gptkb:South_Pacific
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gptkbp:operational_status
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historically active
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:recognizes
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gptkb:award
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gptkbp:recruitment
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gptkb:New_Zealand_citizens
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gptkbp:role
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air reconnaissance
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:No._4_Squadron_RNZAF
gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
gptkb:No._6_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:supports
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gptkb:Company
Allied operations
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gptkbp:tradition
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military customs
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gptkbp:training
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RNZAF training programs
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gptkbp:unit_history
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not applicable
operated during WWII
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