Canadian Air Force (early, non-permanent)

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military aviation organization

The early, non-permanent Canadian Air Force was a short-lived post–World War I military aviation organization that served as Canada’s initial attempt to establish a national air force before the creation of a permanent service.

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Observed surface forms (2)

Surface form	Occurrences
Canadian Air Force	1
Canadian Air Force (early)	1

Statements (31)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	military aviation organization ⓘ
basedOn	British air force organizational models ⓘ
characteristic	non-permanent force ⓘ part-time organization ⓘ short-lived ⓘ
country	Canada ⓘ
establishedAfter	World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
followedBy	Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ
historicalContext	demobilization and reorganization of forces after World War I ⓘ
historicalSignificance	first organized national air force structure in Canada ⓘ
influenced	creation of a permanent Canadian air force ⓘ
operatedBy	Dominion of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
operationalScope	limited peacetime operations ⓘ training and demonstration flights ⓘ
partOf	Canadian military NERFINISHED ⓘ
precededBy	Royal Air Force units operating in Canada ⓘ Royal Flying Corps Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ
purpose	initial attempt to create a national air force for Canada ⓘ provide a framework for Canadian military aviation in peacetime ⓘ
relatedTo	Canadian military history ⓘ Royal Canadian Air Force history ⓘ development of Commonwealth air forces ⓘ
role	air defence ⓘ civil support ⓘ military aviation ⓘ training ⓘ
serviceBranch	air branch of the Canadian armed forces ⓘ
status	disbanded ⓘ
successor	permanent Canadian air service ⓘ
timePeriod	post–World War I era ⓘ
usedPersonnelFrom	former World War I airmen ⓘ

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

Air Board → replacedBy → Canadian Air Force (early, non-permanent) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Canadian Air Force

Air Board → hasAuthorityOver → Canadian Air Force (early, non-permanent) ⓘ

BE2 → operatedBy → Canadian Air Force (early, non-permanent) ⓘ

subject surface form: Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2

this entity surface form: Canadian Air Force (early)