RAF 800 Squadron

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:RAF_Bury_St_Edmunds
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:noble_title
gptkb:Captain_Eric_Brown
gptkb:Hawker_Sea_Fury
gptkb:Grumman_Avenger
gptkb:starship
Commander Geoffrey de Havilland
Commander John ' Jack' Mc Carthy
Commander John ' Jock' Mc Culloch
Lieutenant Commander John ' Jack' Mc Carthy
Lieutenant Commander John ' Jock' Mc Carthy
Lieutenant Commander Johnnie Johnson
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkb:starship
gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:base gptkb:HMS_Eagle
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Fleet_Air_Arm
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded gptkb:1957
gptkbp:filmography gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:first_flight gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_Phantom_II
gptkbp:formed 1941
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Station_Yeovilton
gptkbp:historical_significance First operational squadron of the Fleet Air Arm
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF 800 Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_Ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Fighting_Eagles
gptkbp:notable_event gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
Korean War operations
gptkbp:operational_area 1941 to 1957
gptkbp:operational_status inactive
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:reform gptkb:1958
gptkbp:role gptkb:battle
gptkbp:status No longer active
gptkbp:successor No. 800 Naval Air Squadron
gptkbp:tradition Naval aviation traditions