gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:aircraftFlown
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gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:Douglas_Havoc
gptkb:Bloodhound_missile
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:English_Electric_Lightning
gptkb:SE5a
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gptkbp:awarded
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gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross_(to_members)
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gptkbp:battleHonours
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gptkb:France_and_Low_Countries_1940
gptkb:Home_Defence_1940-1945
gptkb:Western_Front_1918
Battle of Britain
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:conflict
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:disbanded
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31 July 1991
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gptkbp:formed
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1 August 1917
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:RAF_Binbrook
gptkb:RAF_West_Raynham
gptkb:RAF_West_Malling
gptkb:RAF_Church_Fenton
gptkb:RAF_West_Drayton
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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No. 85 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:identificationCode
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VY
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gptkbp:lastBase
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gptkb:RAF_West_Raynham
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gptkbp:motto
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Noctu diuque venamur (We hunt by day and night)
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Flying_Foxes
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Major_William_Avery_Bishop
gptkb:Squadron_Leader_Peter_Townsend
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Air_Defence_Command
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gptkbp:recognizedBy
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A white rose
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gptkbp:role
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gptkb:aircraft
night fighter squadron
missile squadron
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.raf.mod.uk/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Peter_Townsend
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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