97 Squadron

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97 Squadron was a Royal Air Force bomber unit that served with distinction in both World Wars, notably as part of RAF Bomber Command during World War II.

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97 Squadron canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
aircraftOperated Airco DH.9 ⓘ
Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Avro Lincoln ⓘ
Avro Manchester ⓘ
English Electric Canberra ⓘ
Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
Handley Page O/400 ⓘ
Vickers Vimy ⓘ
airForceCommand Bomber Command ⓘ
airForceGroup No. 5 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 8 Group RAF ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
battleHonour Berlin 1940–1943 ⓘ
Biscay 1940–1944 ⓘ
Fortress Europe 1940–1944 ⓘ
France and Germany 1944–1945 ⓘ
France and Low Countries 1918 ⓘ
Germany 1918 ⓘ
Normandy 1944 ⓘ
linked to: D-Day

Rhine ⓘ
Ruhr 1940–1945 ⓘ
linked to: Battle of the Ruhr
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
decorations multiple Distinguished Flying Cross awards to squadron personnel ⓘ
multiple Distinguished Flying Medal awards to squadron personnel ⓘ
formedAs No. 97 Squadron Royal Flying Corps ⓘ
garrison RAF Bourn ⓘ
RAF Coningsby ⓘ
RAF Hemswell ⓘ
RAF Waddington ⓘ
RAF Woodhall Spa ⓘ
motto Achieve Your Aim ⓘ
notableFor service as a Pathfinder unit in RAF Bomber Command ⓘ
strategic bombing operations in the Second World War ⓘ
notableOperation participation in raids on Berlin ⓘ
participation in the bombing of Peenemünde ⓘ
notableRole marker squadron for Pathfinder Force ⓘ
partOf RAF Bomber Command ⓘ
role bomber squadron ⓘ
service heavy bomber operations in Europe ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ

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No. 97 Squadron RAF → nickname → 97 Squadron ⓘ