Royal Flying Corps (Squadron)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military unit
gptkbp:activeDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Bristol_Scout
gptkb:Douglas_DC-3
gptkb:Lockheed_SR-71_Blackbird
gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II
gptkb:Royal_Aircraft_Factory_S.E.5
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Airbus_A320
gptkb:De_Havilland_DH.4
gptkb:Boeing_747
gptkb:Bristol_F.2B
gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_F-15_Eagle
gptkb:Handley_Page_O/400
Vickers Vimy
Avro 504
Northrop Grumman B-2 Spirit
Nieuport 17
Sopwith Triplane
Handley Page V/1500
Sopwith Pup
Airco DH.2
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1918
gptkbp:formed 1912
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:London
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first air force in the world
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Flying Corps (Squadron)
gptkbp:insignia RFC roundel
gptkbp:motto Per Ardua ad Astra
gptkbp:notableBattle gptkb:Battle_of_Verdun
Battle of the Somme
Battle of Cambrai
Battle of Passchendaele
Battle of Arras
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Major_General_Sir_David_Henderson
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter
Sopwith Camel
gptkbp:operationalArea gptkb:Italy
gptkb:Western_Front
Middle_East
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkbp:primaryMission reconnaissance
bombing missions
fighter operations
gptkbp:role aerial warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:training gptkb:No._1_School_of_Military_Aeronautics
No. 2 School of Military Aeronautics