AOC-in-C Fighter Command

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air force appointment military appointment

AOC-in-C Fighter Command was the abbreviated title used for the senior Royal Air Force officer in overall command of RAF Fighter Command.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	air force appointment → military appointment →
appliesToJurisdiction	United Kingdom →
category	Royal Air Force appointments → military command titles →
country	United Kingdom →
describedAs	senior Royal Air Force officer in overall command of RAF Fighter Command →
fullForm	Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command →
hasAbbreviation	AOC-in-C →
hasCommand	RAF Fighter Command →
hasJurisdictionOver	RAF Fighter Command →
militaryRankRequired	air chief marshal →
notableDuring	Second World War →
notableFor	oversight of RAF fighter operations →
partOf	Royal Air Force →
positionHeldBy	Alasdair Steedman → Andrew Humphrey → Anthony Skingsley → Christopher Courtney → Clive Loader → David Craig → David Lee → Denis Barnett → Frederick Rosier → Graham Stanton → Hugh Dowding → James Robb → John Cheshire → John Day → John Daykin → John Grandy → John Willis → Michael Graydon → Peter Harding → Richard Johns → Roderic Hill → Ronald Ivelaw-Chapman → Sholto Douglas → Stuart Peach → Thomas Pike → Trafford Leigh-Mallory →
responsibleFor	air defence of the United Kingdom → operational control of RAF Fighter Command units →
seatOfOffice	RAF Bentley Priory →
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force →
shortName	AOC-in-C Fighter Command →
subordinateTo	Chief of the Air Staff →
usedAsTitleFor	head of RAF Fighter Command →
usedBy	Royal Air Force →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
John Daykin ("Fighter Command") →	commanded
AOC-in-C Fighter Command →	shortName
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command →	usedTitle