No. 12 Group RAF
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No. 12 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force fighter group responsible for the air defense of a large sector of the United Kingdom, particularly during the Second World War.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 12 Group RAF canonical | 9 |
| Air Officer Commanding No. 12 Group RAF | 1 |
| No. 12 (Fighter) Group | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force group
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Big Wing controversy ⓘ |
| branchType | fighter aviation ⓘ |
| commander |
Air Marshal Sir Basil Embry
ⓘ
surface form:
Air Vice-Marshal Basil Embry
Air Vice-Marshal R. E. Saul ⓘ Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory ⓘ
surface form:
Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
|
| commandStructure | group-level formation ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbandmentDate | 15 November 1948 ⓘ |
| engagedIn | air defence operations over Britain ⓘ |
| era |
Second World War era
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| formationDate | 1 April 1937 ⓘ |
| formedAs |
No. 12 Group RAF
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
No. 12 (Fighter) Group
|
| garrison | RAF Watnall ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
RAF Watnall
ⓘ
near Nottingham ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ |
| notableCommander |
Basil Embry
ⓘ
Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory ⓘ
surface form:
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
|
| notableFor | use of the "Big Wing" tactic ⓘ |
| operatedWithin | United Kingdom air defence system ⓘ |
| oversaw |
fighter squadrons based in East Anglia
ⓘ
fighter squadrons based in the Midlands ⓘ |
| partOf |
British air defence network
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Fighter Command
|
| primaryMission |
defence of airfields in eastern England
ⓘ
defence of industrial areas in the Midlands ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
air defence of East Anglia
ⓘ
air defence of central England ⓘ air defence of the Midlands ⓘ |
| role |
air defence
ⓘ
fighter group ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo |
Air Ministry
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
surface form:
Fighter Command Headquarters
|
| theatreOfOperations | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| typeOfAreaOfResponsibility | Group sector ⓘ |
| usedAircraftType |
Boulton Paul Defiant
ⓘ
Bristol Blenheim ⓘ
surface form:
Bristol Blenheim (fighter variants)
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ |
| usedCommandAndControlSystem | Dowding system ⓘ |
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
this entity surface form:
Air Officer Commanding No. 12 Group RAF
subject surface form:
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
this entity surface form:
No. 12 (Fighter) Group