No. 8 Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._8_Squadron

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeIn	1915–present
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson gptkb:Avro_Shackleton gptkb:Boeing_E-7_Wedgetail gptkb:Boeing_E-3_Sentry gptkb:Hawker_Demon
gptkbp:allegiance	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:badge	A sword in bend severing a knot
gptkbp:basisFor	gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:battleHonours	gptkb:North_Africa_1940–1943 gptkb:Mediterranean_1942–1943 gptkb:North-West_Frontier_1930–1931 gptkb:South_Arabia_1964–1967 gptkb:Western_Front_1915–1918 Iraq 1919–1920
gptkbp:branch	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:formed	1915
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:RAF_Waddington
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 8 Squadron
gptkbp:motto	Uspiam et passim (Everywhere unbounded)
gptkbp:notableCommander	gptkb:Keith_Park gptkb:Arthur_Coningham
gptkbp:role	Airborne Early Warning
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Manyame_Air_Base
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6