No. 72 (Reserve) Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._72_(Reserve)_Squadron

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Gloster_Meteor gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Bristol_Belvedere gptkb:Westland_Sea_King gptkb:Westland_Wessex gptkb:Hawker_Hunter gptkb:Beechcraft_Texan_T1 gptkb:Short_Tucano gptkb:Westland_Puma gptkb:Short_Tucano_T1
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:North_Africa_1942–43 Battle of Britain Italy 1943–45
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	30 September 1919
gptkbp:formed	28 June 1917
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:RAF_Valley
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 72 (Reserve) Squadron
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Swift
gptkbp:nickname	The Basutoland Squadron
gptkbp:notableCommander	Squadron Leader Brian Kingcome Squadron Leader John D. Hemingway
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:No._1_Flying_Training_School_RAF
gptkbp:previous_base	gptkb:RAF_Gravesend gptkb:RAF_Valley gptkb:RAF_Duxford gptkb:RAF_Acklington gptkb:RAF_Aldergrove gptkb:RAF_Benson gptkb:RAF_Coltishall gptkb:RAF_Leconfield gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse gptkb:RAF_Odiham gptkb:RAF_Alghero gptkb:RAF_Church_Fenton gptkb:RAF_Malta RAF Biggin Hill RAF North Weald
gptkbp:recognizedBy	A red lion passant guardant
gptkbp:reformed	22 February 1937
gptkbp:role	Flying training
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Red_Arrows
gptkbp:bfsLayer	8