Royal Canadian Air Force
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The Royal Canadian Air Force is the air warfare branch of Canada’s armed forces, responsible for the country’s aerial defense, surveillance, and support operations at home and abroad.
Observed surface forms (11)
Statements (61)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
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military branch ⓘ |
| abbreviation |
Royal Canadian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
RCAF
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| allegiance |
Canada
ⓘ
Charles III, King of Canada ⓘ |
| alliance |
NATO
ⓘ
surface form:
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
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| commanderTitle | Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
Chief of the Air Staff
ⓘ
surface form:
Chief of the Air Force Staff
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| country | Canada ⓘ |
| disbanded | 1968 ⓘ |
| engagedIn |
Cold War operations
ⓘ
Iraq and Syria operations against ISIL ⓘ Korean War ⓘ Libya intervention 2011 ⓘ NATO operations in Europe ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) ⓘ
surface form:
War in Afghanistan
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| established | 1924 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Ottawa
ⓘ
surface form:
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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| hasComponent |
Regular Force
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Reserve Force ⓘ |
| headquarters | National Defence Headquarters, Ottawa ⓘ |
| identificationSymbol | RCAF roundel ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| motto | Sic itur ad astra ⓘ |
| mottoLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| mottoTranslation | Thus one goes to the stars ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Royal Canadian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Aviation royale canadienne
Royal Canadian Air Force self-link ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Royal Canadian Air Force
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Canadian Air Force
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| primaryAircraftRole |
fighter
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maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ training ⓘ transport ⓘ |
| reconstituted | 2011 ⓘ |
| responsibility |
aerospace control of North America
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defence of Canadian airspace ⓘ search and rescue in Canada ⓘ strategic and tactical airlift ⓘ support to Canadian Army ⓘ support to Royal Canadian Navy ⓘ |
| role |
aerial defence
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aerial surveillance ⓘ air support operations ⓘ air warfare ⓘ |
| serviceBranchOf |
Canadian forces
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surface form:
Canadian Armed Forces
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| symbol | roundel with red maple leaf ⓘ |
| uniformColour | air force blue ⓘ |
| usesAircraft |
Lockheed C-130 Hercules
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surface form:
CC-130 Hercules
C-17 Globemaster III ⓘ
surface form:
CC-177 Globemaster III
CC-295 Kingfisher ⓘ CF-18 Hornet ⓘ CH-147F Chinook ⓘ CH-148 Cyclone ⓘ CP-140 Aurora ⓘ BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form:
CT-155 Hawk
CT-156 Harvard II ⓘ |
Referenced by (97)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RCAF
subject surface form:
Avro Lancaster
this entity surface form:
Royal Canadian Air Force headquarters staff
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Royal Canadian Air Force CP-140 Aurora fleet
subject surface form:
Canadian Forces
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Royal Canadian Air Force CF-18 Demonstration Team
subject surface form:
Canadian Forces
this entity surface form:
Royal Canadian Air Force (pre‑1968)
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Royal Canadian Air Force maritime helicopter fleet
this entity surface form:
Aviation royale canadienne
subject surface form:
Allison T56
this entity surface form:
Royal Canadian Air Force tactical aviation fleet
subject surface form:
Reserve Force (Royal Canadian Air Force)