gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
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gptkbp:badge
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A seagull volant holding a bomb
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:RAF_Coastal_Command
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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30 June 1945
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gptkbp:formed
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1 April 1943
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:RAF_Wick
gptkb:RAF_Davidstow_Moor
gptkb:RAF_Skitten
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 618 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:motto
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"With Determination"
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gptkbp:nickname
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Highball Squadron
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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de Havilland Mosquito FB Mk XVIII
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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Wing Commander Harold A. F. Darling
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gptkbp:notableOperation
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Planned use of Barnes Wallis' Highball bouncing bomb
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:RAF_Coastal_Command
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gptkbp:primaryMission
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Attack on German warships using Highball bomb
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gptkbp:role
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Special operations
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gptkbp:theaterOfOperations
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gptkb:European_theatre_of_World_War_II
Pacific theatre of World War II
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Hendon
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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