Royal Air Force Fighter Command

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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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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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John Willis militaryUnitCommanded Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Mosquito NF Mk II usedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Operational Training Units notableServiceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RF serviceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Thomas Pike partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Coltishall partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Leconfield partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 486 (New Zealand) Squadron RAF partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey usedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command units
RAF Horne partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 141 Squadron RAF airForceCommand Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF North Weald partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Drem partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Christopher Courtney commanded Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Fowlmere controlledBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Heston partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Watnall partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Battle of Britain airfields usedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
RAF Speke garrison Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Swift F.1 airForceBranchUser Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Duel of Eagles aboutOrganization Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Swift FR.5 serviceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 79 Squadron RAF partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Fury Mk I serviceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Operation Pointblank commandedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
No. 310 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 312 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Meteor F.1 airForceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Meteor F.3 airForceBranch Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Meteor NF.14 usedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
subject surface form: Keith Park
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Meteor F.8 enteredServiceWith Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Uxbridge partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Rudloe Manor associatedWith Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
RAF Rudloe Manor partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
No. 313 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
STC formedByMergerOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
subject surface form: RAF Strike Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
STC precededBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
subject surface form: RAF Strike Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Hurricane Mk IIC airForceBranchUser Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
29 Squadron partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
subject surface form: No. 29 Squadron RAF
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Royal Air Force operational commands hasHistoricalPredecessor Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Fighter Command
Royal Air Force operational commands hasHistoricalPredecessor Royal Air Force Fighter Command
this entity surface form: RAF Air Defence Command