No. 46 Group RAF

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Royal Air Force group military unit

No. 46 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force transport formation best known for its crucial role in airborne and logistical operations during and after the Second World War.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
No. 46 Group RAF canonical	4
AOC No. 46 Group RAF	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force group ⓘ military unit ⓘ
activeDuring	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War post‑Second World War period ⓘ
aircraftTypeOperated	Douglas Dakota aircraft ⓘ surface form: Douglas Dakota Handley Page Halifax ⓘ surface form: Handley Page Halifax (transport/glider tug variants) Short Stirling ⓘ surface form: Short Stirling (transport variants)
alliance	Allied forces in World War II ⓘ
branch	Royal Air Force ⓘ
conflict	World War II ⓘ surface form: Second World War
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
disbanded	post‑Second World War ⓘ
era	20th century ⓘ
formed	1944 ⓘ
function	airborne troop transport ⓘ medical evacuation ⓘ supply dropping ⓘ
garrison	airfields in the United Kingdom ⓘ
knownFor	crucial role in Allied airborne operations ⓘ crucial role in logistical airlift operations ⓘ
logisticsRole	air transport of equipment ⓘ air transport of personnel ⓘ delivery of supplies to forward areas ⓘ
notableOperation	Operation Overlord ⓘ surface form: Normandy landings Operation Market Garden ⓘ Operation Overlord ⓘ Operation Varsity ⓘ surface form: Rhine crossing airborne operations
partOf	RAF Transport Command ⓘ
role	air transport ⓘ airborne operations support ⓘ logistical support ⓘ
service	Royal Air Force ⓘ
serviceStatus	disbanded unit ⓘ
supportedForces	Allied airborne divisions ⓘ British Army airborne units ⓘ ground forces in North‑west Europe ⓘ
taskingAuthority	Allied airborne forces commands ⓘ
theatre	Northwest Europe ⓘ surface form: North‑west Europe continental Europe ⓘ
typeOfOperations	strategic airlift ⓘ tactical airlift ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

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

RAF Strike Command → includedUnit → No. 46 Group RAF ⓘ

Strike Command → controlledFormation → No. 46 Group RAF ⓘ

Air Officer Commanding No. 46 Group RAF → appliesToUnit → No. 46 Group RAF ⓘ

Air Officer Commanding No. 46 Group RAF → hasAbbreviation → No. 46 Group RAF ⓘ

this entity surface form: AOC No. 46 Group RAF

Airspeed Horsa glider → operator → No. 46 Group RAF ⓘ

subject surface form: Airspeed Horsa