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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force formation → military command →
branchOfService	Royal Air Force →
commander	Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding → Sholto Douglas →
commanderDuring	Hugh Dowding, Battle of Britain →
conflict	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, 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 fighter variants → 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 → British government →
succeededBy	RAF Strike Command →
timePeriod	1936–1968 →
usedInfrastructure	Chain Home radar network → sector airfields →
usedSystem	Dowding system →
usedTechnology	Ground-controlled interception → radar →

Referenced by (39)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Basil Embry → Hugh Dowding → John Day ("RAF Fighter Command") → No. 10 Group RAF ("RAF Fighter Command") → No. 11 Group RAF ("RAF Fighter Command") → No. 111 Squadron RAF ("RAF Fighter Command") → No. 12 Group RAF ("RAF Fighter Command") → No. 13 Group RAF ("RAF Fighter Command") → No. 303 Polish Fighter Squadron ("RAF Fighter Command") → RAF Rochford ("RAF Fighter Command") →	partOf
Basil Embry ("Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command") → James Robb ("Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command") → Sholto Douglas ("Commander-in-Chief Fighter Command") →	positionHeld
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ("No. 11 Group RAF") → Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ("No. 10 Group RAF") →	associatedWithCommand
Chain Home ("RAF Fighter Command") → Chain Home Low ("RAF Fighter Command") →	operatedBy
AOC-in-C Fighter Command ("Royal Air Force") → David Lee ("RAF Fighter Command") →	serviceBranch
No. 12 Group RAF ("Fighter Command Headquarters") → Observer Corps →	subordinateTo
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ("RAF Fighter Command") →	associatedWith
Trafford Leigh-Mallory ("Fighter Command") →	commanded
RAF Second Tactical Air Force ("RAF Fighter Command (initially)") →	commandStructure
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ("RAF Fighter Command") →	createdToCommand
RAF Strike Command ("RAF Fighter Command") →	formedByMergerOf
RAF Bentley Priory ("RAF Fighter Command") →	garrison
AOC-in-C Fighter Command ("RAF Fighter Command") →	hasCommand
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ("RAF Fighter Command") →	hasJurisdiction
AOC-in-C Fighter Command ("RAF Fighter Command") →	hasJurisdictionOver
Museum of the Battle of Britain ("RAF Fighter Command") →	hasMainSubject
No. 13 Group RAF ("RAF Fighter Command") →	higherFormation
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief ("RAF Fighter Command") →	historicallyExistedIn
RAF Home Commands ("RAF Fighter Command") →	includedCommand
Big Week ("RAF Fighter Command") →	involvedForce
Bentley Priory ("RAF Fighter Command") →	militaryBranch
RAF roundel ("RAF Fighter Command") →	notableUser
Clive Loader ("RAF Fighter Command") →	serviceIn
James Robb →	sphereOfInfluence