Royal Air Force units

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Royal Air Force units are the individual operational and support formations that make up the United Kingdom’s air and space warfare service branch.


Statements (83)
Predicate Object
instanceOf military unit category
allegiance King Charles III
conflictInvolvement Cold War
Falklands War
First World War
Gulf War
Iraq War
Second World War
War in Afghanistan
controlledBy UK Ministry of Defence
country United Kingdom
doctrine British air power doctrine
established 1918
garrison RAF stations in the United Kingdom
overseas RAF stations
hasRole air mobility and transport
command and control
force protection
homeland air defence
intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
logistic support
operational combat
overseas deployment
search and rescue
technical support
training
hasType RAF Police unit
RAF Regiment squadron
air control centre
air defence unit
air experience flight
air mobility unit
air traffic control unit
air transport squadron
armament unit
auxiliary squadron
bomber squadron
communications unit
engineering unit
expeditionary air wing
expeditionary logistics squadron
fighter squadron
flight
flying unit
ground support unit
group
helicopter squadron
intelligence unit
logistics unit
maintenance unit
maritime patrol unit
medical unit
numbered squadron
operational conversion unit
operational evaluation unit
radar unit
reconnaissance squadron
reserve squadron
search and rescue unit
special forces support unit
station
test and evaluation squadron
training unit
university air squadron
wing
historicalPrecursor Royal Flying Corps units
Royal Naval Air Service units
language English
militaryBranch air force
organizedAs hierarchical structure
partOf Royal Air Force
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
subordinateTo Air Command
RAF groups
use air warfare
cyber operations
space warfare
useEquipment command and control systems
fixed-wing aircraft
ground-based air defence systems
radar systems
rotary-wing aircraft
unmanned aerial vehicles

Referenced by (13)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
RAF Ensign
Royal Air Force heraldry ("RAF groups")
Royal Air Force heraldry ("RAF squadrons")
usedBy
No. 13 Group RAF ("Royal Air Force groups")
No. 13 Group RAF ("Battle of Britain units")
category
HMS Prince of Wales ("Royal Air Force F-35B squadrons")
affiliation
Royal Air Force Queen’s Colour ("Royal Air Force ceremonial units")
carriedBy
Air Council ("Royal Air Force organization")
hasAuthorityOver
British Expeditionary Forces ("Royal Air Force detachments")
hasPart
Operation Granby ("Royal Air Force Tornado squadrons")
notableUnit
UK Space Command ("Royal Air Force space operations elements")
precededBy
RAF Waddington ("English Electric Canberra squadrons")
previousHomeBaseOf
Hawker Hart ("RAF Army Cooperation units")
serviceBranch

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