RAF 617 Squadron (Dambusters)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_617_Squadron_(Dambusters)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II
gptkbp:badge Eagle holding a bomb
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Scampton
gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth
gptkbp:battleHonours gptkb:Operation_Paravane
gptkb:Operation_Taxable
gptkb:Operation_Garlic
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Operation_Catechism
gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1955
gptkbp:formed 21 March 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF 617 Squadron (Dambusters)
gptkbp:motto Après moi le déluge
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Dambusters
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Leonard_Cheshire
gptkb:Guy_Gibson
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Chastise
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:reformed 1958
2018
gptkbp:role Precision bombing
gptkbp:website https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/squadrons/617-squadron/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Woodhall_Spa,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6