No. 487 Squadron RNZAF

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No. 487 Squadron RNZAF was a Royal New Zealand Air Force bomber unit in World War II, noted for its daring low-level precision raids over occupied Europe.

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No. 487 Squadron RNZAF canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal New Zealand Air Force squadron ⓘ
bomber squadron ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
aircraftOperated Lockheed Ventura ⓘ
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
aircraftRole light bomber ⓘ
medium bomber ⓘ
airForce Royal Air Force ⓘ
Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
allegiance Allies of World War II ⓘ
branch Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
composition predominantly New Zealand aircrew ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
cooperatedWith Royal Air Force squadrons ⓘ
other Commonwealth air units ⓘ
country New Zealand ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
formedAs Article XV squadron ⓘ
formedBy Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
formedUnder Empire Air Training Scheme ⓘ
garrisonCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
historicalPeriod 20th century ⓘ
missionType daylight raids ⓘ
intruder operations ⓘ
low-level bombing ⓘ
precision bombing ⓘ
notableFor low-level precision bombing raids over occupied Europe ⓘ
notableOperation Operation Jericho ⓘ
notedFor daring low-level attacks against heavily defended targets ⓘ
operatedIn occupied Belgium ⓘ
occupied France ⓘ
occupied Netherlands ⓘ
operatedUnderCommandOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
operationalTheatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ
partOf Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
primaryOpponents Nazi Germany ⓘ
role bomber unit ⓘ
serviceBranchType air force ⓘ
status disbanded ⓘ
targeted German-occupied Europe ⓘ
targetType enemy airfields ⓘ
military installations ⓘ
prison facilities ⓘ
transport infrastructure ⓘ
type bomber unit ⓘ

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Operation Jericho → conductedBy → No. 487 Squadron RNZAF ⓘ
RAF Hunsdon → garrison → No. 487 Squadron RNZAF ⓘ