No. 55 (Transport) Group RAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._55_%28Transport%29_Group_RAF
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Boeing_707
gptkb:Airbus_A330_MRTT
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Command
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1975
gptkbp:established 1943
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 55 (Transport) Group RAF
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:motto “ We Carry On”
gptkbp:notable_operations gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Berlin_Airlift
gptkb:Operation_Shader
gptkb:Operation_Telic
gptkbp:operational_period gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role strategic airlift
aerial refueling
transport operations
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Air_Mobility_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._55_Group_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6