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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Bristol_Belvedere
gptkb:Sopwith_Camel
gptkb:Westland_Wessex
gptkb:Hawker_Hunter
gptkb:Beechcraft_Texan_T1
gptkb:Short_Tucano
gptkb:Westland_Puma
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gptkbp:battleHonours
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gptkb:North_Africa_1942–43
Battle of Britain
France and Germany 1944–45
Sicily 1943
Italy 1943–45
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:current_base
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gptkb:RAF_Valley
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gptkbp:disbanded
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22 January 1919
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gptkbp:formed
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28 June 1917
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:RAF_Valley
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 72 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:identification_code
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RN (1939–1951)
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gptkbp:motto
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gptkb:Swift
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:Basutoland
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:James_Edgar_Johnson
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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gptkb:A_Basuto_shield
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gptkbp:reformed
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22 February 1937
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
Flying training
Transport squadron
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/72-squadron/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:RAF_Drem
gptkb:RAF_Gravesend
gptkb:RAF_Matlaske
gptkb:RAF_Acklington
gptkb:RAF_Aldergrove
gptkb:RAF_Coltishall
gptkb:RAF_Linton-on-Ouse
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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