No. 38 Group RAF

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Royal Air Force group military unit

No. 38 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation historically responsible for airborne forces, air transport, and support operations, particularly during and after the Second World War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
No. 38 Group RAF canonical 6
No. 38 Wing RAF 2
Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group RAF 1

Statements (43)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force group ⓘ
military unit ⓘ
aircraftTypeOperated Albemarle ⓘ
Douglas Dakota aircraft ⓘ
surface form: Douglas Dakota

Halifax ⓘ
Short Stirling ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded post-Second World War ⓘ
formationDate 15 January 1942 ⓘ
formedAs No. 38 Group RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: No. 38 Wing RAF
function support to airborne divisions ⓘ
tactical air transport ⓘ
headquartersLocation RAF Benson ⓘ
RAF Netheravon ⓘ
RAF Odiham ⓘ
RAF Upavon ⓘ
historicalEra 20th century ⓘ
notableOperation D-Day airborne landings in Normandy ⓘ
Operation Market Garden ⓘ
Operation Overlord ⓘ
Rhine crossing airborne operations ⓘ
operatedIn Mediterranean theatre ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ
partOf British airborne forces structure ⓘ
primaryTheatre European theatre of World War II ⓘ
reformed post-war period ⓘ
role air transport ⓘ
airborne forces support ⓘ
support operations ⓘ
service Royal Air Force ⓘ
specialisation airborne assault support ⓘ
glider towing ⓘ
paratroop transport ⓘ
subordinateTo Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form: RAF Fighter Command

RAF Transport Command ⓘ
supportedUnit 1st Airborne Division ⓘ
6th Airborne Division ⓘ
type air transport group ⓘ
airborne support group ⓘ
upgradeDate 6 November 1943 ⓘ
upgradedFrom No. 38 Group RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: No. 38 Wing RAF

Referenced by (9)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RAF Brize Norton → partOf → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
Air Marshal Sir Denis Smallwood → positionHeld → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
subject surface form: Denis Smallwood
this entity surface form: Air Officer Commanding No. 38 Group RAF
RAF Strike Command → includedUnit → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
Strike Command → controlledFormation → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 38 Group RAF → formedAs → No. 38 Group RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: No. 38 Wing RAF
No. 38 Group RAF → upgradedFrom → No. 38 Group RAF self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: No. 38 Wing RAF
Airspeed Horsa glider → operator → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
subject surface form: Airspeed Horsa
No. 216 Squadron RAF → partOf → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
Royal Air Force operational commands → hasCurrentRepresentative → No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ