No. 11 Group operations network

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The No. 11 Group operations network was the Royal Air Force command-and-control system responsible for coordinating fighter operations over southeast England, particularly during the Battle of Britain in World War II.

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instanceOf Royal Air Force operations network
military command-and-control system
areaOfOperations London air defence region NERFINISHED
southeast England
associatedWith Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding NERFINISHED
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park NERFINISHED
basedOn Dowding system NERFINISHED
commandStructure Fighter Command NERFINISHED
communicationMedium landline telephone network
radio-telephone links
conflict Battle of Britain NERFINISHED
World War II
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom
designedFor integrated air picture
real-time decision-making
era 20th century
hasComponent No. 11 Group operations room
Observer Corps posts NERFINISHED
filter room
radar stations
sector operations rooms
language English
location southern England
notableFor centralised control with delegated execution
rapid scrambling of fighter squadrons
objective efficient allocation of fighter resources
maximisation of interception success rate
minimisation of fighter losses
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf No. 11 Group RAF NERFINISHED
primaryRole coordination of fighter operations
supportedMissionType interception of German Luftwaffe raids
supportedUnitType fighter squadrons
timePeriod 1939–1945
typeOfCoordination ground-controlled interception
usedFor air defence
fighter direction
interception control
uses Observer Corps reports
radar plots
telephone communications
teleprinter communications

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RAF Uxbridge underground operations room partOf No. 11 Group operations network
RAF Uxbridge hasPart No. 11 Group operations network
this entity surface form: No. 11 Group Operations Room