Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
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| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier |
| gptkbp:badge |
A rose with a thorned stem
|
| gptkbp:battleHonours |
gptkb:Normandy_1944
Battle of Britain France and Germany 1944–45 |
| gptkbp:branch |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:commandStructure |
gptkb:RAF_Fighter_Command
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Kingdom
|
| gptkbp:disbanded |
31 March 1957
|
| gptkbp:formed |
1 November 1938
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:RAF_Tangmere
gptkb:RAF_Finningley gptkb:RAF_Leconfield |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
No. 616 Squadron
|
| gptkbp:motto |
'Nulla Rosa Sine Spina' (No rose without a thorn)
|
| gptkbp:nickname |
South Yorkshire
|
| gptkbp:notableCommander |
gptkb:Squadron_Leader_Roland_Beamont
gptkb:Squadron_Leader_Tony_Gaze |
| gptkbp:notableFor |
First RAF squadron to operate jet aircraft in combat
|
| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:Auxiliary_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:role |
gptkb:aircraft
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Rimba_Air_Force_Base
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
8
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