Allied Expeditionary Air Force
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The Allied Expeditionary Air Force was the combined air command of the Western Allies in northwest Europe during World War II, coordinating tactical air operations in support of the D-Day landings and subsequent campaigns.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Allied Expeditionary Air Force canonical | 8 |
| Allied airborne command in Europe | 1 |
| Allied tactical air forces | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Allied air force
ⓘ
combined air command ⓘ military formation ⓘ |
| alliance |
Allies of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Western Allies
|
| areaOfOperations |
Belgium
ⓘ
France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ West Germany ⓘ
surface form:
western Germany
|
| commander |
Air Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory
ⓘ
surface form:
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
|
| commanderRank | Air Chief Marshal ⓘ |
| component |
Allied tactical air units in northwest Europe
ⓘ
RAF Second Tactical Air Force ⓘ Ninth Air Force ⓘ
surface form:
US Ninth Air Force
|
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country |
Belgium
ⓘ
Canada ⓘ Free France ⓘ Netherlands ⓘ Poland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ United States of America ⓘ |
| endTime | 1945 ⓘ |
| formedFor | support of Allied invasion of northwest Europe ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation |
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force
ⓘ
surface form:
SHAEF headquarters
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
European theatre of World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II in Europe
|
| militaryBranch | air force ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
Operation Overlord
ⓘ
surface form:
Battle of Normandy
Battle of the Falaise Pocket ⓘ D-Day ⓘ
surface form:
Normandy landings
Operation Overlord ⓘ advance across France and Low Countries ⓘ |
| opponent | Luftwaffe ⓘ |
| partOf |
Allied air forces
ⓘ
surface form:
Allied forces
Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| role |
air cover for amphibious landings
ⓘ
air superiority operations ⓘ close air support ⓘ interdiction bombing ⓘ tactical air support ⓘ |
| startTime | 1943 ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force ⓘ |
| task |
coordination of Allied tactical air forces
ⓘ
disruption of German communications and logistics ⓘ protection of Allied beachheads in Normandy ⓘ support of ground forces ⓘ |
| theatre | Northwest Europe ⓘ |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Allied tactical air forces
subject surface form:
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
this entity surface form:
Allied airborne command in Europe
subject surface form:
Arthur Coningham