RAF 75 Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_75_Squadron

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RAF_Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:noble_title gptkb:military_officer gptkb:Handley_Page_Victor
gptkbp:alliance	gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:awards	gptkb:Air_Force_Cross gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
gptkbp:base	gptkb:RAF_Marham
gptkbp:battle_honors	gptkb:Gulf_War gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:commander	gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded	1945
gptkbp:formed	gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:historical_significance	First New Zealand squadron in the RAF
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF 75 Squadron
gptkbp:insignia	Squadron badge
gptkbp:motto	“ The Best”
gptkbp:nickname	“ The New Zealand Squadron”
gptkbp:notable_members	gptkb:Air_Vice_Marshal_Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Wing_Commander_Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Harris gptkb:Sir_Keith_Park gptkb:Wing_Commander_Guy_Gibson gptkb:Group_Captain_Leonard_Cheshire gptkb:Wing_Commander_Bill_Reid gptkb:Wing_Commander_Leonard_Cheshire Air Commodore Johnnie Johnson
gptkbp:operational_history	conducted reconnaissance missions provided air support supported ground forces participated in bombing raids engaged in air-to-air combat
gptkbp:operational_status	active
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reform	1950
gptkbp:role	bomber squadron multirole squadron
gptkbp:squadrons	gptkb:75 gptkb:battle