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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 11 Group Operations Room | 1 |
| No. 11 Group operations network canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No. 11 Group Operations Room