No. 15 Squadron RFC
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No. 15 Squadron RFC was a World War I-era unit of the British Royal Flying Corps known for its reconnaissance and artillery spotting operations on the Western Front.
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Flying Corps squadron
ⓘ
military aviation unit ⓘ |
| alliance | Allied Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | British Royal Artillery NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
artillery fire correction
ⓘ
observation of enemy movements ⓘ photographic reconnaissance ⓘ |
| equipmentClass | reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| era | World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | 1910s ⓘ |
| militaryFunction | intelligence gathering from the air ⓘ |
| notableActivity | support of British ground forces on the Western Front ⓘ |
| operatedBy | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalEnvironment | trench warfare front lines ⓘ |
| operationalStatus | active during World War I ⓘ |
| partOf | British Expeditionary Force air component NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
directing artillery fire
ⓘ
locating enemy positions ⓘ |
| role |
artillery spotting
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| service |
air observation for artillery
ⓘ
battlefield reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranchRole | army co-operation ⓘ |
| theatreOfOperations | Western Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfUnit | frontline reconnaissance squadron ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
William George Barker