No. 106 Squadron RAF

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No. 106 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force bomber squadron that served prominently during the Second World War, flying heavy bombers in strategic bombing operations over Europe.

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No. 106 Squadron RAF canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
bomber squadron ⓘ
aircraftCategory heavy bomber aircraft ⓘ
aircraftRole heavy bomber ⓘ
aircraftUsed Armstrong Whitworth Whitley ⓘ
Avro Lancaster ⓘ
Handley Page Hampden ⓘ
Vickers Wellington ⓘ
airForceRole offensive air operations ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
alliance Royal Air Force ⓘ
basedIn England ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
engagedIn bombing operations over Germany ⓘ
bombing operations over occupied Europe ⓘ
engagementType strategic bombing campaign over Europe ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
forceType strategic air force component ⓘ
garrison RAF Coningsby ⓘ
RAF Finningley ⓘ
RAF Metheringham ⓘ
RAF Waddington ⓘ
historicalSignificance prominent RAF bomber squadron in WWII ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
notableCommander Guy Gibson ⓘ
notableOperationType night raids over Europe ⓘ
operatedBy Bomber Command ⓘ
operationalStatusDuringWWII front-line bomber unit ⓘ
partOf No. 5 Group RAF ⓘ
primaryMission strategic bombing of Germany ⓘ
primaryTargetType industrial targets ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ
role night bombing ⓘ
strategic bombing ⓘ
service Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ
serviceBranchType air force ⓘ
serviceType combat unit ⓘ
theatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
usedTactics area bombing ⓘ
precision bombing (relative for period) ⓘ
usedWeaponType conventional bombs ⓘ

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Avro Manchester → operator → No. 106 Squadron RAF ⓘ
Guy Penrose Gibson → memberOf → No. 106 Squadron RAF ⓘ
RAF Metheringham → stationedUnit → No. 106 Squadron RAF ⓘ