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rdf:type
rdfs:label
  • No. 249 Squadron RAF
owl:sameAs
prov:wasDerivedFrom
skos:prefLabel
  • No. 249 Squadron RAF
skos:altLabel
  • 249
  • 249 Squadron
  • 249 (Fighter) Squadron RAF
  • 249 Sqn
  • 249 Sqns
  • 249 Squadron RAF
  • 249 Squadrons
  • No. 249
  • No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron
  • No. 249 (Gold Coast) Squadron RAF
  • No. 249 Sqn
  • No. 249 Squadron
  • No. 249 Wing RAF
  • No. 345 Wing RAF
  • No. 249 Squadron RAF
clgo:activeYearsEndYear
  • 1919
  • 1945
clgo:activeYearsStartYear
  • 1918
  • 1945
clgo:battleHonours
  • (Honours marked with an asterisk* are those emblazoned on the Squadron Standard)
  • Home Waters, 1918*;Battle of Britain, 1940*; Home Defence; Fortress Europe, 1941*; Malta, 1941–42*; Mediterranean, 1942–43*; North Africa, 1942*; Sicily; Italy, 1943–45*; South-East Europe, 1943–45*
clgo:country
clgo:identificationSymbol
  • GN (May 1940 – May 1941,
  • In front of a bezant an elephant passant
  • Jun 1943 – Sep 1944,
  • Oct 1945 – Mar 1950)
  • T (Mar 1942 – Jun 1943)
clgo:militaryBranch
clgo:motto
  • (\"With fists and heels\")
  • Latin: Pugnis et calcibus
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