RAF Coastal Command

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major command of the Royal Air Force military formation

RAF Coastal Command was a major branch of the Royal Air Force responsible for maritime patrol, anti-submarine warfare, and coastal defense, particularly during World War II.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Royal Air Force Coastal Command	4
Coastal Command	1

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	major command of the Royal Air Force ⓘ military formation ⓘ
branchColor	light blue ⓘ
conflict	Arctic theatre of World War II ⓘ surface form: Arctic convoys Battle of Britain ⓘ Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ Mediterranean Theater of Operations ⓘ surface form: Mediterranean theatre of World War II Operation Weserübung ⓘ surface form: Norwegian Campaign World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
cooperatedWith	Allied naval forces ⓘ Royal Air Force Bomber Command ⓘ surface form: RAF Bomber Command Royal Navy ⓘ United States Army Air Forces ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateDissolved	1969 ⓘ
dateFounded	1936 ⓘ
garrisonLabel	Headquarters ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Bentley Priory ⓘ RAF Northwood ⓘ
nickname	Cinderella Service ⓘ
notableAchievement	significant contribution to defeat of German U-boat threat in the Battle of the Atlantic ⓘ
notableCommander	Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill ⓘ Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor ⓘ Air Marshal Sir Philip Joubert de la Ferté ⓘ Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas ⓘ surface form: Air Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas
notableOperation	Bay of Biscay anti-submarine campaign ⓘ mining of enemy coastal waters ⓘ protection of North Atlantic convoys ⓘ support to D-Day naval forces ⓘ
operatedAircraft	Avro Anson ⓘ Avro Lancaster ⓘ surface form: Avro Lancaster (maritime variants) Bristol Beaufighter ⓘ Consolidated B-24 Liberator ⓘ Fairey Swordfish (in cooperation with Fleet Air Arm) ⓘ Handley Page Halifax ⓘ surface form: Handley Page Halifax (maritime variants) Lockheed Hudson ⓘ Short Sunderland ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ surface form: Supermarine Spitfire (reconnaissance and coastal roles) Vickers Wellington ⓘ
parentOrganization	British Armed Forces ⓘ
partOf	Royal Air Force ⓘ
primaryOpponent	Kriegsmarine ⓘ surface form: German U-boat arm Kriegsmarine ⓘ Italian Navy ⓘ surface form: Regia Marina
role	air-sea rescue support ⓘ anti-submarine warfare ⓘ coastal defence ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force ⓘ
successor	RAF Strike Command ⓘ
theatreOfOperations	Arctic Ocean ⓘ Atlantic Ocean ⓘ Bay of Biscay ⓘ English Channel ⓘ Mediterranean Sea ⓘ North Sea ⓘ
usedTechnology	Leigh Light ⓘ airborne radar ⓘ sonobuoys ⓘ
usedWeapon	air-launched torpedoes ⓘ depth charges ⓘ mines ⓘ rockets ⓘ

Referenced by (15)

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

Western Approaches Command → alliedWith → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Coastal Command

RAF Strike Command → formedByMergerOf → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

Black May 1943 → hasParticipant → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Coastal Command

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief → historicallyExistedIn → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

RAF Home Commands → includedCommand → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

Battle of the Heligoland Bight (1940 minelaying operations area) → involvedForce → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Coastal Command

RAF roundel → notableUser → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

Handley Page Halifax → operatedByUnit → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

Nimrod MR2 → serviceBranch → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

RNAS Calshot → serviceBranch → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Coastal Command

Supermarine Southampton → serviceBranch → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

Avro Shackleton → serviceEntry → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

this entity surface form: Royal Air Force Coastal Command

Gee → usedByBranch → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

Gee navigation system → usedByBranch → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ

H2S radar → usedByUnit → RAF Coastal Command ⓘ