No. 617 Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35B_Lightning_II
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Marine_Corps
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Barnes_Wallis
bouncing bomb
gptkbp:awarded gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Service_Order
gptkb:Victoria_Cross_(Guy_Gibson)
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Marham
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Afghanistan_War
gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentAircraft gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II
gptkbp:currentBase gptkb:RAF_Marham
gptkbp:disbanded 1955
gptkbp:emblem Eagle holding a bomb
gptkbp:formed 21 March 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 617 Squadron
gptkbp:inPopularCulture gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(book)
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(film)
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_March
gptkbp:motto Après moi le déluge
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Dambusters
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Guy_Gibson
gptkbp:notableMember gptkb:Leonard_Cheshire
gptkb:Henry_Maudslay
gptkb:George_Johnson
gptkb:David_Maltby
gptkb:Les_Munro
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:operatesIn gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:RAF_Air_Command
gptkbp:reformed 1958
2018
gptkbp:role precision strike
gptkbp:squadron_code gptkb:AJ
KC
gptkbp:website https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/617-squadron/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5