No. 1 Gp

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No. 1 Gp is a major Royal Air Force command formation responsible for front-line air combat and air defence operations.

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No. 1 Gp canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force group
military formation
abbreviation No. 1 Gp self-linksurface differs
allies NATO
alternativeName 1 Group
No. 1 Group RAF
commandStructure Air Command
conflictInvolvement Cold War
Gulf War
Iraq War
World War II
surface form: Second World War

War in Afghanistan (2001–2021)
surface form: War in Afghanistan

operations against the Islamic State
controls front-line fighter squadrons
front-line strike squadrons
quick reaction alert squadrons
country United Kingdom
garrisonLabel Headquarters
hasCapability air-to-air combat
air-to-ground strike
electronic warfare
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
nuclear strike (historical)
suppression of enemy air defences
hasOperationalFocus air defence of the United Kingdom
expeditionary air operations
fast jet operations
hasPriority high-readiness air defence
rapid response to air threats
hasType operational command
headquartersLocation RAF High Wycombe
historicalPrecursor Royal Flying Corps
surface form: Royal Flying Corps formations
militaryBranch air force
operatesIn European theatre
Middle East theatre of World War II
surface form: Middle East theatre

global expeditionary operations
partOf Royal Air Force
responsibleFor air defence of UK airspace
front-line air combat units of the Royal Air Force
role air defence operations
air policing
front-line air combat operations
offensive air operations
quick reaction alert
serviceBranch Royal Air Force

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No. 1 Gp abbreviation No. 1 Gp self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: No. 1 Group