No. 10 Group RAF

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Royal Air Force group military formation

No. 10 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force formation responsible for the air defense of southwest England during the Battle of Britain and World War II.

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force group → military formation →
branch	Royal Air Force →
conflict	Battle of Britain → Second World War →
country	United Kingdom →
doctrine	integrated air defence →
era	20th century →
formedIn	World War II →
garrison	RAF Box → Rudloe Manor →
headquartersLocation	Corsham, Wiltshire → RAF Box → RAF Rudloe Manor →
historicalPeriod	Battle of Britain → World War II →
notableCommander	Air Vice-Marshal Sir Quintin Brand → Air Vice-Marshal Sir Trafford Leigh-Mallory → Air Vice-Marshal Sir Victor Goddard →
notableEngagement	defence of Bristol → defence of Plymouth → defence of South Wales ports →
operationalControlOf	fighter squadrons in southwest England → sector stations in southwest England →
partOf	Dowding system → RAF Fighter Command → Royal Air Force →
responsibleFor	air defence of industrial areas in southwest England → air defence of ports in the Bristol Channel → fighter operations over southwest England →
role	air defence of southwest England →
service	British Armed Forces →
serviceBranchRole	fighter air defence →
subordinateTo	Air Ministry →
theatreOfOperations	Bristol Channel → Cornwall → Devon → Dorset → Gloucestershire NERFINISHED → Somerset → South Wales → South West England → Wales →
typeOfCommand	fighter group →
usedEquipment	Boulton Paul Defiant → Bristol Blenheim → Hawker Hurricane → Supermarine Spitfire → radar-controlled interception system →

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Royal Air Force Fighter Command →	hadComponent
Basil Embry ("Air Officer Commanding No. 10 Group") →	positionHeld