141 Squadron

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141 Squadron was a Royal Air Force fighter unit best known for its night-fighter operations during the Second World War.

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141 Squadron canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force squadron ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
aircraftRole single‑engined turret fighter ⓘ
twin‑engined night fighter ⓘ
allegiance British Crown ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict First World War ⓘ
linked to: World War I

Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded 1 February 1920 ⓘ
1 March 1950 ⓘ
7 September 1945 ⓘ
equipment Boulton Paul Defiant ⓘ
Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
Gloster Meteor ⓘ
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
era 20th century ⓘ
formed 1 January 1918 ⓘ
garrison RAF Acklington ⓘ
RAF Ayr ⓘ
RAF Biggin Hill ⓘ
RAF Church Fenton ⓘ
RAF Coltishall ⓘ
RAF Drem ⓘ
RAF Fassberg ⓘ
RAF Ford ⓘ
RAF Gravesend ⓘ
RAF Hemswell ⓘ
RAF Hutton Cranswick ⓘ
RAF Laarbruch ⓘ
RAF Lutterworth ⓘ
RAF Manston ⓘ
RAF Newchurch ⓘ
RAF Ouston ⓘ
RAF Predannack ⓘ
RAF Scorton ⓘ
RAF Turnhouse ⓘ
RAF West Malling ⓘ
RAF West Raynham ⓘ
RAF Wittering ⓘ
identificationSymbol a panther salient ⓘ
motto We slay by night ⓘ
notableEngagement Battle of Britain ⓘ
notableFor night‑fighter operations during the Second World War ⓘ
operationalControl Coastal Command ⓘ
linked to: RAF Coastal Command

Fighter Command ⓘ
primaryMission night air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
reformed 17 June 1946 ⓘ
4 October 1939 ⓘ
role fighter squadron ⓘ
night fighter squadron ⓘ
secondaryMission anti‑E‑boat patrols ⓘ
intruder operations over occupied Europe ⓘ
shipping strikes ⓘ
theatreOfOperations European theatre of World War II ⓘ
Western Front (First World War) ⓘ
linked to: Western Front

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No. 141 Squadron RAF → nickname → 141 Squadron ⓘ