No. 140 Wing RAF

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No. 140 Wing RAF was a Royal Air Force formation of de Havilland Mosquito squadrons noted for its precision low-level bombing operations against German targets in occupied Europe during World War II.

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No. 140 Wing RAF canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force wing ⓘ
aircraftManufacturer de Havilland Aircraft Company ⓘ
aircraftOriginCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
aircraftRole fighter-bomber ⓘ
alliance Allies of World War II ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
equipment de Havilland Mosquito fighter-bombers ⓘ
era World War II ⓘ
historicalPeriod 1939–1945 ⓘ
militaryBranch air force ⓘ
notableFor attacks on German targets in occupied Europe ⓘ
precision low-level bombing operations ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
opponent Nazi Germany ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
role intruder missions ⓘ
offensive air operations ⓘ
tactical bombing ⓘ
service Royal Air Force ⓘ
side Allied powers ⓘ
target German communication lines ⓘ
German industrial targets ⓘ
German military targets ⓘ
targetRegion occupied Europe ⓘ
theatreOfOperations Northwest Europe ⓘ
typeOfOperations low-level bombing ⓘ
precision bombing ⓘ
usedAircraft de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ

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Operation Jericho → conductedBy → No. 140 Wing RAF ⓘ