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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:active_years
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1941-1945
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:RAF_Northolt
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Canada
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gptkbp:deployment
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1941-07-01
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gptkbp:disbanded
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1945
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gptkbp:engagements
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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Defended British Isles
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 66 Squadron RCAF
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gptkbp:insignia
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Squadron badge
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Tigers
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gptkbp:notable_commanders
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gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Donald
gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._L._Mc_Culloch
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gptkbp:operational_period
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1945-05-08
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gptkbp:operational_theater
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gptkb:European_Theater
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gptkbp:part_of
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gptkb:RCAF_Fighter_Command
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gptkbp:primary_mission
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Air Superiority
Ground Attack
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gptkbp:reformed
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1946
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gptkbp:role
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Fighter squadron
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gptkbp:squadron_history
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Engaged in offensive operations
Conducted training missions
Involved in reconnaissance missions
Supported ground forces
Supported D-Day landings
Provided close air support
Engaged in air defense operations
Participated in liberation of occupied territories
Involved in post-war operations
Participated in strategic bombing missions
Transitioned to peacetime role
Conducted escort missions
Participated in Battle of Britain
Contributed to air defense of the UK
Engaged in interception missions
Involved in counter-air operations
Maintained readiness for future conflicts
Participated in air superiority campaigns
Supported Allied air operations
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:Blue_and_White
gptkb:66
gptkb:Tiger
Operational Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._26_Squadron_RCAF
gptkb:No._42_Squadron_RCAF
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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