Air Officer Commanding No. 10 Group RAF
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Air Officer Commanding No. 10 Group RAF was a senior Royal Air Force command role responsible for overseeing one of Fighter Command’s operational groups, particularly active in the air defence of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force appointment
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military command position ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British air defence network
NERFINISHED
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Royal Air Force Fighter Command group system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandStructure | RAF Fighter Command group system ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| establishedFor | air defence of western approaches to Britain ⓘ |
| firstHolder | Air Vice-Marshal C. H. B. Blount NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
South West England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
air defence command
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air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ direction of air operations ⓘ operational command of fighter units ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | group-level command ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | World War II era United Kingdom ⓘ |
| locationOfCommand |
RAF Box
NERFINISHED
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RAF Rudloe Manor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRankRequired |
air commodore
ⓘ
air vice-marshal ⓘ |
| notableFor |
air defence of south‑west England
ⓘ
participation in the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| notableHolder |
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Quintin Brand
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh‑Mallory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oversawUnitType |
fighter squadrons
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night‑fighter units ⓘ sector stations ⓘ |
| partOf |
No. 10 Group RAF
NERFINISHED
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RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
coordination of radar and fighter control within No. 10 Group
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fighter airfields in south‑west England ⓘ sector stations within No. 10 Group ⓘ tactical control of fighter squadrons assigned to No. 10 Group ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | air operations within No. 10 Group area ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Air Ministry
NERFINISHED
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Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfJurisdiction | operational command ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructure |
Group Operations Room
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
sector operations rooms ⓘ |
| usedSystem | Dowding system of air defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Quintin Brand