RAF Ferry Command
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RAF Ferry Command was a Royal Air Force organization in World War II responsible for delivering military aircraft—often via transatlantic routes—from factories to operational units before its functions were absorbed into RAF Transport Command.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Ferry Command canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force command
ⓘ
military logistics organization ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
British Overseas Airways Corporation
NERFINISHED
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Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commander |
Air Chief Marshal Sir Frederick Bowhill
NERFINISHED
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Air Commodore Donald Bennett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
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surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1943 ⓘ |
| employed |
Royal Air Force pilots
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Royal Canadian Air Force personnel ⓘ civilian ferry pilots ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Canada
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Dorval Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ Montreal NERFINISHED ⓘ Quebec NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1941 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableActivity | transatlantic delivery of aircraft ⓘ |
| notableContribution |
development of regular transatlantic air ferry routes
ⓘ
increased speed of aircraft reinforcement to combat theatres ⓘ |
| notableRisk |
North Atlantic weather hazards
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limited navigation aids during early transatlantic flights ⓘ |
| operatedOnRoute |
North Atlantic air route
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom–North America air route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalTheatre |
Atlantic Ocean
NERFINISHED
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North America NERFINISHED ⓘ United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentOrganization | Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
delivery of aircraft from factories to operational units
ⓘ
ferrying military aircraft ⓘ |
| reasonForDissolution | absorption into RAF Transport Command ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | RAF Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOperation | long-range over-water ferry flights ⓘ |
| usedAircraftType |
Avro Lancaster
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Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress NERFINISHED ⓘ Consolidated B-24 Liberator NERFINISHED ⓘ Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedInfrastructure |
Gander Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Icelandic staging airfields ⓘ Prestwick Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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