Air Officer Commanding Air Forces in Iraq
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Air Officer Commanding Air Forces in Iraq was a senior Royal Air Force command appointment responsible for overseeing British air operations and units based in Iraq.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Officer Commanding Air Forces in Iraq canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force appointment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Air Force Iraq Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithConflict | Anglo-Iraqi War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra |
British Mandate of Mesopotamia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hashemite Kingdom of Iraq period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandDomain | airspace over Iraq ⓘ |
| commandResponsibility |
air operations
ⓘ
air units ⓘ airfields in Iraq ⓘ |
| commandType | theatre air command ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingBody | Air Ministry (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
command of RAF units based in Iraq
ⓘ
oversight of British air operations in Iraq ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Air Officer Commanding Air Forces in Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hierarchicalLevel | senior command ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
British military presence in Iraq
ⓘ
Second World War era ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | RAF units stationed in Iraq ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
Iraq
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchFocus | air warfare ⓘ |
| militaryFunction |
strategic air command in Iraq
ⓘ
tactical air support in Iraq ⓘ |
| militaryTheatre | Iraq theatre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force command structure ⓘ |
| regionServed | Middle East Command area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | higher RAF Middle East command ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
administration of RAF units in Iraq
ⓘ
coordination with British Army forces in Iraq ⓘ coordination with Royal Navy and Fleet Air Arm in the region ⓘ operational control of RAF squadrons in Iraq ⓘ |
| scope |
administrative
ⓘ
logistical support for air operations ⓘ operational ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | RAF Middle East Command (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfOrganization | single-service command ⓘ |
| typicalRankHolder |
air marshal
ⓘ
air vice-marshal ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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