2nd TAF

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Royal Air Force formation tactical air force

2nd TAF, formally the RAF Second Tactical Air Force, was a World War II Royal Air Force formation responsible for providing close air support and tactical air operations for Allied ground forces in Northwest Europe.

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Label	Occurrences
2nd TAF canonical	2

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force formation ⓘ tactical air force ⓘ
abbreviation	2nd TAF self-link ⓘ
activePeriod	1943–1946 ⓘ
allegiance	Allies of World War II ⓘ
branch	Royal Air Force ⓘ
component	No. 2 Group RAF ⓘ No. 83 Group RAF ⓘ No. 84 Group RAF ⓘ No. 85 Group RAF ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
disbandedOn	1946-07-01 ⓘ
engagement	Allied advance from Normandy to the Rhine ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ Crossing of the Rhine ⓘ Battle of Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy campaign North-West Europe campaign ⓘ surface form: Northwest Europe Campaign
followedBy	RAF British Air Forces of Occupation ⓘ surface form: British Air Forces of Occupation
formedOn	1943-06-01 ⓘ
garrisonLabel	Headquarters ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Germany ⓘ Normandy ⓘ surface form: Normandy, France RAF Uxbridge ⓘ
nickname	RAF Second Tactical Air Force ⓘ surface form: Second Tactical Air Force
notableCommander	Air Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham ⓘ Air Marshal Sir Harry Broadhurst ⓘ
notableUnitType	fighter wing ⓘ fighter-bomber wing ⓘ light bomber wing ⓘ
officialName	RAF Second Tactical Air Force ⓘ
operationalControl	21st Army Group ⓘ
partOf	Royal Air Force ⓘ
precededBy	Army Co-operation Command ⓘ
primaryAircraftType	de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ surface form: De Havilland Mosquito Hawker Typhoon ⓘ North American P-51 Mustang ⓘ surface form: North American Mustang Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
primaryMission	air support to ground forces in Northwest Europe ⓘ
role	close air support ⓘ tactical air operations ⓘ
serviceBranch	Air force ⓘ
supported	Allied ground forces ⓘ
supportedOperation	Operation Market Garden ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ Operation Plunder ⓘ Operation Veritable ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Northwest Europe ⓘ

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RAF Second Tactical Air Force → alsoKnownAs → 2nd TAF ⓘ

2nd TAF → abbreviation → 2nd TAF self-link ⓘ