The Eagle Squadron

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/The_Eagle_Squadron
GPTKB entity
Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._71_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:starship
gptkbp:awards gptkb:Air_Force_Cross
gptkb:Distinguished_Flying_Cross
gptkb:Mentioned_in_Dispatches
gptkbp:command_structure gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Command
gptkb:No._12_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._11_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._14_Group_RAF
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:engagements gptkb:D-Day
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:formed gptkb:1940
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Northolt
gptkbp:historical_significance Symbol of American-British cooperation
Contributed to the Battle of Britain
First American volunteer group in the RAF
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Eagle Squadron
gptkbp:is_active_in gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legacy Historical documentaries
Commemoration events
Memorials and monuments
Cultural references in media
Inspiration for future squadrons
gptkbp:mission air combat
gptkbp:motto “ We Fly to Fight”
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Eagle_Squadron
gptkbp:notable_members gptkb:Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Robert_Stanford_Tuck
gptkb:George_Beurling
gptkbp:operational_area gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
gptkb:North_Africa
gptkb:Western_Europe
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:military_base
gptkbp:successor gptkb:No._133_(Eagle)_Squadron_RAF