No. 11 Group RAF
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No. 11 Group RAF was a key operational formation of the Royal Air Force, best known for directing fighter operations in southeast England during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 11 Group RAF canonical | 15 |
| RAF No. 11 Group | 2 |
| No. 11 Group (historical/heritage role) | 1 |
| No. 11 Group RAF (Air Defence of Great Britain) | 1 |
| No. 11 Group fighter squadrons | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force group
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| areaOfOperations |
English Channel
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
southeast England ⓘ |
| commandStructure | Dowding system ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| countryAdministered |
United Kingdom airspace
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom home air defence region
|
| garrison | RAF Uxbridge ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | RAF Uxbridge ⓘ |
| higherFormation | Fighter Command ⓘ |
| notableCommander | Air Vice-Marshal Keith Park ⓘ |
| notableEvent | defence of Britain during the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| notableFor |
central role in the air defence of the United Kingdom in 1940
ⓘ
directing fighter operations in southeast England during the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Fighter Command
|
| responsibility |
air defence of London
ⓘ
air defence of southeast England ⓘ control of fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| role |
air defence of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
fighter operations command ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II ⓘ |
| timePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| typeOfOperations |
airspace control
ⓘ
fighter interception ⓘ |
| usedFacility | RAF Uxbridge underground operations room ⓘ |
| usedSystem | radar-based early warning and control ⓘ |
Referenced by (20)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
No. 11 Group (historical/heritage role)
this entity surface form:
No. 11 Group RAF (Air Defence of Great Britain)
this entity surface form:
No. 11 Group fighter squadrons
subject surface form:
Keith Park
this entity surface form:
RAF No. 11 Group
this entity surface form:
RAF No. 11 Group
subject surface form:
RAF Coningsby