No. 8 Squadron RNZAF

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkbp:active_years 1945-present
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force_Association
gptkb:Commonwealth_Air_Forces
gptkb:New_Zealand_Defence_Force
gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Lockheed_L-188_Electra
gptkb:De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter
gptkb:Boeing_727
gptkbp:base gptkb:RNZAF_Base_Auckland
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:formation_date 1945
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Auckland
gptkbp:historical_significance participated in World War II
participated in peacekeeping missions
participated in the Korean War
participated in the Vietnam War
participated in the Gulf War
participated in United Nations operations
participated in the Iraq War
participated in the War in Afghanistan
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label No. 8 Squadron RNZAF
gptkbp:motto “ We Fly”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Flying Eight”
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:New_Zealand
gptkb:Antarctica
gptkb:South_Pacific
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:role air transport
gptkbp:supports gptkb:mythological_figure
humanitarian missions
disaster relief
medical evacuation
VIP transport
gptkbp:training pilot training
crew training
maintenance training
gptkbp:website www.airforce.mil.nz