gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:battle
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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:Grumman_Goose
gptkb:Cessna_208_Caravan
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Beechcraft_Baron
gptkb:Piper_Navajo
gptkb:North_American_B-25_Mitchell
gptkb:Piper_Super_Cub
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Mooney_M20
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkb:automobile
gptkb:Avro_683_Lancaster
Piper PA-28
Heavy bomber
Varied during operations
Cirrus S R22
Diamond D A40
Extensive during WWII
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gptkbp:airlines
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gptkb:Whenuapai_Air_Base
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gptkbp:alliance
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:awards
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Various campaign medals
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RNZAF_Base_Whenuapai
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gptkbp:collaborated_with
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gptkb:Allied_forces
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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:disbandment_date
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1945-12-01
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gptkbp:formation_date
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1943-04-01
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Auckland
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gptkbp:historical_event
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Maintained by RNZAF Museum
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Contributed to WWII efforts
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No. 544 Squadron RNZAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron badge
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gptkbp:is_celebrated_in
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Memorials in New Zealand
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gptkbp:legacy
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Influenced future RNZAF operations
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gptkbp:military_branch
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Many served post-war
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gptkbp:mission
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Search and rescue operations
Maritime reconnaissance
Reconnaissance in 1945
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_operations
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gptkb:Pacific_Theatre_of_World_War_II
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gptkbp:operational_area
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South West Pacific Area
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gptkbp:operational_status
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gptkb:Inactive
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:role
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reconnaissance
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:No._1_Squadron_RNZAF
gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:No._5_Squadron_RNZAF
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gptkbp:training
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Pilot training and reconnaissance
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