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31 relations: Abidjan, Africa, Apapa, Banjul, Consolidated PBY Catalina, Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom), Flying boat, Freetown, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jui, Sierra Leone, Lake Piso, Liberia, Lockheed P-2 Neptune, Martin P5M Marlin, Māori language, Nigeria, Order of the British Empire, Patu, RAF Coastal Command, Reconnaissance, Royal Air Force, Royal New Zealand Air Force, Short Sunderland, Sierra Leone, Stranraer, Submarine, The Gambia, U-boat, United Kingdom, Wing commander (rank).
Abidjan
Abidjan is the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire and is one of the most populous French-speaking cities in Africa.
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Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most-populous continent (behind Asia in both categories).
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Apapa
Apapa is a Local Government Area in Lagos, located to the west of Lagos Island.
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Banjul
Banjul, officially the City of Banjul and formerly known as Bathurst, is the capital of The Gambia and is in a division of the same name.
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Consolidated PBY Catalina
The Consolidated PBY Catalina, also known as the Canso in Canadian service, is an American flying boat, and later an amphibious aircraft of the 1930s and 1940s produced by Consolidated Aircraft.
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Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom)
The Distinguished Flying Cross (DFC) is the third-level military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, instituted for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against the enemy".
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Flying boat
A flying boat is a fixed-winged seaplane with a hull, allowing it to land on water, that usually has no type of landing gear to allow operation on land.
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Freetown
Freetown is the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone.
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Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire and officially as the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a sovereign state located in West Africa.
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Japan
Japan (日本; Nippon or Nihon; formally 日本国 or Nihon-koku, lit. "State of Japan") is a sovereign island country in East Asia.
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Jui, Sierra Leone
Jui is a town in the Rural District in the Western Area of Sierra Leone Jui is located just outside the east end of Sierra Leone's capital Freetown city limit.
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Lake Piso
Lake Piso, also known as Lake PisuWalters, Guanya Pau, p. 79.
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Liberia
Liberia, officially the Republic of Liberia, is a country on the West African coast.
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Lockheed P-2 Neptune
The Lockheed P-2 Neptune (designated P2V by the United States Navy prior to September 1962) was a maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare (ASW) aircraft.
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Martin P5M Marlin
The Martin P5M Marlin (P-5 Marlin after 1962), built by the Glenn L. Martin Company of Middle River, Maryland, was a twin piston-engined flying boat that entered service in 1951, and served into the late 1960s with the United States Navy performing naval patrols.
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Māori language
Māori, also known as te reo ("the language"), is an Eastern Polynesian language spoken by the Māori people, the indigenous population of New Zealand.
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Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria is a federal republic in West Africa, bordering Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.
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Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the Civil service.
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Patu
A patu is a generic term for a club or pounder used by the Māori, the indigenous people of New Zealand.
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RAF Coastal Command
RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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Reconnaissance
In military operations, reconnaissance or scouting is the exploration outside an area occupied by friendly forces to gain information about natural features and other activities in the area.
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Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's aerial warfare force.
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Royal New Zealand Air Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) (Maori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "New Zealand Warriors of the Sky"; previously Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, "War Party of the Blue") is the air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force.
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Short Sunderland
The Short S.25 Sunderland was a British flying boat patrol bomber, developed and constructed by Short Brothers for the Royal Air Force (RAF).
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Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone, officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa.
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Stranraer
Stranraer (An t-Sròn Reamhar) is a town in Inch, Dumfries and Galloway, southwest Scotland.
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Submarine
A submarine (or simply sub) is a watercraft capable of independent operation underwater.
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The Gambia
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U-boat
U-boat is an anglicised version of the German word U-Boot, a shortening of Unterseeboot, literally "undersea boat".
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United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,Usage is mixed with some organisations, including the and preferring to use Britain as shorthand for Great Britain is a sovereign country in western Europe.
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Wing commander (rank)
Wing commander (Wg Cdr in the RAF, the IAF, and the PAF, WGCDR in the RNZAF and RAAF, formerly sometimes W/C in all services) is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence, including many Commonwealth countries but not including Canada and South Africa.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/No._490_Squadron_RNZAF
