No. 78 Group RAF

GPTKB entity

Statements (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1943-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Handley_Page_Halifax
gptkb:Avro_Lancaster
gptkbp:alliance gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:base gptkb:RAF_Lakenheath
gptkb:RAF_Wyton
gptkb:RAF_Mildenhall
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Field_Marshal
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbandment_date 1945-08-15
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-01-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Cambridgeshire
gptkb:RAF_Bourn
gptkbp:historical_period gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:historical_significance Strategic bombing campaign
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 78 Group RAF
gptkbp:insignia Group badge
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._3_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._4_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._5_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._8_Group_RAF
gptkbp:motto gptkb:In_Omnia_Paratus
gptkbp:nickname The Flying Fortress Group
gptkbp:notable_commanders gptkb:Commodore_64
gptkb:Pilot
gptkb:Wing_Commander
gptkb:Captain
gptkb:Lieutenant
Air Commodore Sir
Flight Lieutenant Sir
Group Captain Sir
Pilot Officer Sir
Squadron Leader Sir
Wing Commander Sir
gptkbp:notable_operations Bombing raids
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:European_Theatre_of_World_War_II
gptkbp:operational_status gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:primary_mission Reconnaissance
Strategic bombing
gptkbp:role Air support
gptkbp:successor No. 78 Wing RAF
gptkbp:support Ground support
gptkbp:training gptkb:Pilot_training
gptkbp:type gptkb:musical_group
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Wyton
gptkb:British_Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5