No. 9 Squadron RCAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/No._9_Squadron_RCAF

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Major_William_A._Bishop
gptkbp:active_years	1941-1945
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:noble_title gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_CF-18_Hornet gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:Canadair_Sabre gptkb:Mc_Donnell_CF-101_Voodoo gptkb:automobile gptkb:starship North American Harvard
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Air_Force_Cross gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross gptkb:Canadian_Forces_Decoration gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
gptkbp:base	gptkb:RCAF_Station_Rockcliffe
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:conflict	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario
gptkbp:historical_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Normandy gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden gptkb:Operation_Overlord gptkb:Operation_Dragoon gptkb:Battle_of_Britain gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic gptkb:Operation_Barbarossa gptkb:Liberation_of_the_Netherlands gptkb:D-Day_operations gptkb:Battle_of_Arnhem gptkb:Siege_of_Malta
gptkbp:historical_significance	first Canadian squadron to operate in Europe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	No. 9 Squadron RCAF
gptkbp:insignia	Squadron badge
gptkbp:mission	air superiority
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname	The Flying Nine
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Flight_Lieutenant_William_H._Mc_Rae gptkb:Pilot_Officer_Andrew_Charles_Mc_Keever gptkb:Squadron_Leader_John_W._Mc_Cauley
gptkbp:operational_area	gptkb:Italy gptkb:North_Africa gptkb:Western_Europe gptkb:European_Theatre
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:reform	1951
gptkbp:role	gptkb:battle
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:No._10_Squadron_RCAF gptkb:No._8_Squadron_RCAF
gptkbp:status	inactive