No. 96 Squadron RAAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._96_Squadron_RAAF

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:active_years	1942-1946
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules gptkb:aircraft gptkb:ATR_72 gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:Embraer_E-Jet gptkb:Lockheed_L-1011_Tri_Star gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_C-130_J_Super_Hercules gptkb:Mitsubishi_A6_M_Zero gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II gptkb:Earl gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Bombardier_CRJ gptkb:Airbus_A330_MRTT gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:Boeing_787_Dreamliner gptkb:General_Dynamics_F-111 gptkb:Avro_Anson gptkb:Curtiss_P-40_Warhawk gptkb:Douglas_DC-8 gptkb:Airbus_A400_M_Atlas gptkb:Boeing_KC-135_Stratotanker gptkb:starship gptkb:Convair_880 gptkb:Dash_8_Q400 gptkb:star
gptkbp:base	gptkb:RAAF_Base_Williamtown
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._M._Mc_Donald
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:country	gptkb:Australia
gptkbp:disbandment_date	1946-12-31
gptkbp:formation_date	1942-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:RAAF_Base_Amberley
gptkbp:historical_significance	First Australian squadron to operate Spitfires.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 96 Squadron RAAF
gptkbp:insignia	gptkb:mythological_figure Squadron badge
gptkbp:mission	Air superiority Ground attack
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Flying_Kangaroos
gptkbp:operational_status	gptkb:Inactive
gptkbp:role	Fighter squadron
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:No._96_Wing_RAAF
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._34_Squadron_RAAF gptkb:No._46_Squadron_RAAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4