RNZAF No. 29 Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RNZAF_No._29_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Whenuapai_Airbase
gptkbp:active_years 1943-2001
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:De_Havilland_Canada_DHC-6_Twin_Otter
gptkbp:base gptkb:RNZAF_Base_Auckland
gptkbp:commander gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:conflict gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:Vietnam_War
gptkb:World_War_II
Peacekeeping missions
gptkbp:disbandment_date 2001-03-31
gptkbp:formation_date 1943-04-01
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Auckland,_New_Zealand
gptkbp:historical_significance first RNZAF squadron to operate C-130s
longest-serving RNZAF squadron
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RNZAF No. 29 Squadron
gptkbp:insignia Squadron badge
gptkbp:motto “ We Fly”
gptkbp:nickname “ The Flying Tigers”
gptkbp:operational_area transport and logistics
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:role air transport
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RNZAF_No._5_Squadron
gptkbp:supports humanitarian missions
gptkbp:training aircrew training