RAF Bentley Priory

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Royal Air Force station military headquarters

RAF Bentley Priory was a historic Royal Air Force station in north London that served as the command and control center for Britain's air defense, most notably during the Battle of Britain in World War II.

Aliases (1)

Royal Air Force station ×1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force station → military headquarters →
associatedWith	Chain Home radar network →
branch	Royal Air Force →
commandedBy	Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding →
conflict	Battle of Britain → Second World War →
controlled	fighter squadrons defending the UK →
coordinatesAirDefenceOf	United Kingdom →
country	United Kingdom →
currentUse	Bentley Priory Museum → residential development (surrounding estate) →
endDate	2008 →
garrison	RAF Fighter Command →
garrisonedUnit	RAF Fighter Command Headquarters staff →
hasMemorial	Battle of Britain memorial displays →
hasPart	barracks → filter room → officers' mess → operations room → radar plotting facilities →
hasVisitorAttraction	Bentley Priory Museum →
heritageDesignation	listed building →
historicalEra	Cold War → World War II →
implementedSystem	Dowding System →
laterUse	heritage site → museum →
locatedIn	England → Greater London → London Borough of Harrow → Stanmore → north London →
namedAfter	Bentley Priory →
notableFor	Fighter Command headquarters → role in the Battle of Britain →
operatedBy	Royal Air Force →
partOf	British air defence system →
regionServed	British Isles →
roleDuringWorldWarII	central operations room for air defence of the UK → headquarters of RAF Fighter Command →
significantEvent	Battle of Britain →
startDate	1926 →
status	closed as an RAF station →
subordinateTo	Air Ministry →
timePeriodOfGreatestSignificance	1940 →
usedFor	air defence coordination → command and control of air defence → radar reporting and interception control →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command →	garrison
Royal Air Force Fighter Command →	headquartersLocation
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command →	locationOfHeadquarters
AOC-in-C Fighter Command →	seatOfOffice
Bentley Priory ("Royal Air Force station") →	usedAs