Allied Air Forces (SWPA)

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air force component combined air command military formation

Allied Air Forces (SWPA) was the combined air component of Allied forces in the Southwest Pacific Area during World War II, responsible for conducting air operations against Japanese forces under the overall command structure led by General Douglas MacArthur.

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All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Allied Air Forces (SWPA) canonical 1
Allied Air Forces South West Pacific Area 1
Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area 1

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf air force component ⓘ
combined air command ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
abbreviation AAF (SWPA) ⓘ
AAF (SWPA) ⓘ
surface form: AAF SWPA
alsoKnownAs Allied Air Forces (SWPA) ⓘ
surface form: Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area
areaOfOperations Bismarck Archipelago ⓘ
Dutch East Indies ⓘ
surface form: Netherlands East Indies

New Guinea ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ
Solomon Islands ⓘ
commander George C. Kenney ⓘ
surface form: Lieutenant General George C. Kenney
commandStructure General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: General Headquarters, South West Pacific Area
conflict World War II ⓘ
country Allied forces ⓘ
surface form: Allied powers
countryOfService Australia ⓘ
Netherlands ⓘ
New Zealand ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
endTime 1945 ⓘ
formedFrom Royal Australian Air Force units ⓘ
Royal Netherlands East Indies Army ⓘ
surface form: Royal Netherlands East Indies Army Air Force units

Royal New Zealand Air Force ⓘ
surface form: Royal New Zealand Air Force units

United States Army Air Forces units ⓘ
headquartersLocation Australia ⓘ
Brisbane ⓘ
notableCommander George C. Kenney ⓘ
surface form: Lieutenant General George C. Kenney
notableOperation New Guinea campaign ⓘ
Battle of the Philippines (1944–1945) ⓘ
surface form: Philippines campaign (1944–1945)
operatedBy Royal Australian Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
other Allied air forces ⓘ
opponent Imperial Japanese Army Air Service ⓘ
Imperial Japanese Navy Air Service ⓘ
partOf Allied air forces ⓘ
surface form: Allied air forces in the Pacific

Allied Land Forces in the Southwest Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: Allied forces in the South West Pacific Area

General Headquarters Southwest Pacific Area ⓘ
surface form: General Headquarters, South West Pacific Area
role conduct air operations against Japanese forces ⓘ
provide air support to Allied ground and naval forces ⓘ
startTime 1942 ⓘ
subordinateTo Douglas MacArthur ⓘ
surface form: General Douglas MacArthur

Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area ⓘ
task air transport and supply missions ⓘ
reconnaissance and patrol missions ⓘ
strategic bombing of Japanese bases ⓘ
tactical air support for ground operations ⓘ
theater Pacific War ⓘ
South West Pacific Area ⓘ

Referenced by (4)

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

Supreme Commander, South West Pacific Area → oversawFormationOf → Allied Air Forces (SWPA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied Air Forces South West Pacific Area
Allied Land Forces → coordinatedWith → Allied Air Forces (SWPA) ⓘ
George C. Kenney → notableCommanderOf → Allied Air Forces (SWPA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied Air Forces, Southwest Pacific Area
Allied Air Forces (SWPA) → alsoKnownAs → Allied Air Forces (SWPA) ⓘ
this entity surface form: Allied Air Forces, South West Pacific Area