RAAF No. 5 Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAAF_No._5_Squadron
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAAF_Base_Canberra
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Mirage_III
gptkb:Macchi_MB-326
gptkb:F/_A-18_F_Super_Hornet
gptkb:star
gptkb:F/_A-18_Hornet
gptkbp:base gptkb:Amberley,_Queensland
gptkb:RAAF_Base_Amberley
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:communication Air Communications
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkbp:disbanded 1946-01-01
gptkbp:formation_date 1940-09-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Queensland
gptkbp:historical_role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:historical_significance First RAAF Squadron to operate jet aircraft.
First RAAF Squadron to operate the F/ A-18 Hornet.
Involved in Operation Highroad.
Involved in Operation Okra.
Participated in the first air strike of the Korean War.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAAF No. 5 Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Tiger emblem
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance
gptkbp:involved_units gptkb:No._82_Wing_RAAF
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:1940
gptkbp:logistics gptkb:Air_Logistics
gptkbp:motto ' We Strike First'
gptkbp:nickname ' The Tigers'
gptkbp:operational_area Air Superiority
gptkbp:operational_status Active
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reform 1948-01-01
gptkbp:role gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:tank
gptkb:battle
gptkbp:supports Close Air Support
gptkbp:training Pilot Training