No. 56 Squadron RAF

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraftFlown gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_FGR.2
gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:English_Electric_Lightning
gptkb:Hawker_Hunter
gptkb:Panavia_Tornado_F3
gptkb:Boeing_RC-135W_Rivet_Joint
gptkb:SE5a
Raytheon Sentinel R1
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Normandy_1944
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_1940
gptkb:France_and_Germany_1944–1945
gptkb:France_and_Low_Countries_1939–1940
Home Defence 1940–1945
Fortress Europe 1942–1944
Western Front 1917–1918
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentBase gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:disbanded 31 March 2008
gptkbp:formed 8 June 1916
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:RAF_Waddington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 56 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Quid_Si_Coelum_Ruat_(What_if_the_heavens_fall)
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Firebirds
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Albert_Ball
gptkb:Arthur_Rhys-Davids
gptkb:James_McCudden
gptkb:Keith_Caldwell
Gerald Maxwell
Stanley Goble
gptkbp:previous_base gptkb:RAF_Boscombe_Down
gptkb:RAF_Coningsby
gptkb:RAF_Duxford
gptkb:RAF_Leuchars
gptkb:RAF_Wattisham
RAF Biggin Hill
RAF North Weald
gptkbp:reformed 1 April 2008
gptkbp:role Test and Evaluation
ISTAR Test and Evaluation
gptkbp:squadron_code US
gptkbp:squadronBadge A phoenix rising from flames
gptkbp:website https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/56-squadron/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5