Royal Air Force Fighter Command

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Royal Air Force formation military command

Royal Air Force Fighter Command was the branch of the RAF responsible for directing and coordinating Britain’s fighter aircraft operations, most notably during the Battle of Britain in World War II.

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Label Occurrences
RAF Fighter Command 70
Royal Air Force Fighter Command canonical 13
Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command 3

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force formation ⓘ
military command ⓘ
branchOfService Royal Air Force ⓘ
commander Hugh Dowding ⓘ
surface form: Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding

Sholto Douglas ⓘ
commanderDuring Hugh Dowding, Battle of Britain ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedOn 1968-04-30 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
formedOn 1936-07-14 ⓘ
garrisonLabel Headquarters ⓘ
hadComponent No. 10 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 11 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 12 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 13 Group RAF ⓘ
headquartersLocation RAF Bentley Priory ⓘ
Stanmore Common ⓘ
surface form: Stanmore, Middlesex
notableEngagement Battle of Britain ⓘ
notableFor centralized command-and-control system ⓘ
coordinated use of radar and fighter control ⓘ
operationalArea British Isles ⓘ
Northwest Europe ⓘ
partOf RAF Home Commands ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ
primaryAircraftType Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
surface form: Bristol Blenheim fighter variants

de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
surface form: De Havilland Mosquito

Gloster Meteor ⓘ
Hawker Hunter ⓘ
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
responsibleFor day fighter operations ⓘ
defence of British airspace ⓘ
fighter interception of enemy bombers ⓘ
night fighter operations ⓘ
role air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
control of fighter aircraft operations ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
subordinateTo Air Ministry ⓘ
UK government ⓘ
surface form: British government
succeededBy RAF Strike Command ⓘ
timePeriod 1936–1968 ⓘ
usedInfrastructure Chain Home radar network ⓘ
sector airfields ⓘ
usedSystem Dowding system ⓘ
usedTechnology Ground-controlled interception ⓘ
radar ⓘ

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Observer Corps → subordinateTo → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
RAF roundel → notableUser → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Chain Home radar network → operatedBy → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Chain Home
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command → hasJurisdiction → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command → createdToCommand → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command → associatedWithCommand → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: No. 11 Group RAF
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command → associatedWithCommand → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: No. 10 Group RAF
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command → associatedWith → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Stuffy → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Hugh Dowding
Bentley Priory → militaryBranch → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
AOC-in-C Fighter Command → hasCommand → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
AOC-in-C Fighter Command → serviceBranch → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force
AOC-in-C Fighter Command → hasJurisdictionOver → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Chain Home Low → operatedBy → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
museum of the Battle of Britain → hasMainSubject → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Museum of the Battle of Britain
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Sholto Douglas → positionHeld → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command
RAF No. 111 Squadron → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: No. 111 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory → commanded → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Trafford Leigh-Mallory
this entity surface form: Fighter Command
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry → positionHeld → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Basil Embry
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: Basil Embry
RAF Bentley Priory → garrison → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Big Week → involvedForce → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 12 Group RAF → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 12 Group RAF → subordinateTo → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fighter Command Headquarters
No. 13 Group RAF → higherFormation → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 13 Group RAF → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Second Tactical Air Force → commandStructure → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command (initially)
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief → historicallyExistedIn → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 11 Group RAF → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 10 Group RAF → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
John Day → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
David Lee → serviceBranch → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
James Robb → positionHeld → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command
James Robb → sphereOfInfluence → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
RAF Strike Command → formedByMergerOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Home Commands → includedCommand → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Clive Loader → serviceIn → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Rochford → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
English Electric Lightning → enteredServiceWith → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Treble One → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
Mission Completed → about → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
No. 111 Squadron → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
subject surface form: No. 111 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Croydon → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Debden → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Debden → controlledBy → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 56 Squadron RAF → partOf → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 38 Group RAF → subordinateTo → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Gloster Javelin → serviceEntry → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
Air Officer Commanding No. 11 Group RAF → isPositionIn → Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command