Royal Thai Air Force
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The Royal Thai Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of Thailand’s armed forces, responsible for defending the nation’s airspace and providing air support to military operations.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Royal Thai Air Force canonical | 39 |
| RTAF | 1 |
| Royal Siamese Air Force | 1 |
| Royal Thai Air Force base network | 1 |
| Royal Thai Air Force units | 1 |
| Thai Air Force | 1 |
| กองทัพอากาศไทย | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
air force
ⓘ
military branch ⓘ |
| aircraftInService |
Aero L-39 Albatros
ⓘ
Airbus A340 ⓘ
surface form:
Airbus A340 (transport/VIP)
Beechcraft 1900 ⓘ Bell 412 ⓘ
surface form:
Bell 412 helicopter
Lockheed C-130 Hercules ⓘ
surface form:
C-130 Hercules
F-16 Fighting Falcon ⓘ
surface form:
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
KAI T-50 Golden Eagle ⓘ JAS 39 Gripen ⓘ
surface form:
Saab JAS 39 Gripen
Sikorsky S-92 ⓘ
surface form:
Sikorsky S-92 helicopter
|
| aircraftTypeOperated |
fighter aircraft
ⓘ
helicopters ⓘ trainer aircraft ⓘ transport aircraft ⓘ |
| allegiance |
King of Thailand
ⓘ
Thailand ⓘ
surface form:
Kingdom of Thailand
|
| conflict |
Cambodian–Vietnamese War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cambodian–Vietnamese War (border incidents)
Communist insurgency in Thailand ⓘ Franco-Thai War ⓘ Laotian Civil War ⓘ Vietnam War ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
| country | Thailand ⓘ |
| emblem | Garuda symbol ⓘ |
| formerName | Royal Siamese Air Service ⓘ |
| foundingDate | 1913 ⓘ |
| garrisonLabel | Headquarters ⓘ |
| headquarters |
Don Mueang District
ⓘ
surface form:
Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand
|
| language | Thai ⓘ |
| militaryBranchOf |
Armed Forces of Thailand
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Thai Armed Forces
|
| motto | “Protecting the Thai Sky” (paraphrased mission) ⓘ |
| nativeName |
Royal Thai Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
กองทัพอากาศไทย
|
| operates | Royal Thai Air Force Academy ⓘ |
| partOf |
Armed Forces of Thailand
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Thai Armed Forces
|
| primaryMission | defense of Thailand’s airspace ⓘ |
| role |
air defense
ⓘ
air superiority ⓘ air transport ⓘ close air support ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ strategic bombing ⓘ |
| secondaryMission |
humanitarian assistance and disaster relief
ⓘ
support to ground and naval forces ⓘ |
| serviceType | aerial warfare ⓘ |
| shortName |
Royal Thai Air Force
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RTAF
|
| trainingResponsibility | training of Thai military pilots ⓘ |
| usesRankStructure | Thai military ranks ⓘ |
Referenced by (45)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Mauser BK-27
this entity surface form:
กองทัพอากาศไทย
this entity surface form:
RTAF
subject surface form:
Royal Thai Border Patrol Police
subject surface form:
Chief of Defence Forces (Thailand)
this entity surface form:
Royal Siamese Air Force
this entity surface form:
Royal Thai Air Force units
this entity surface form:
Royal Thai Air Force base network
subject surface form:
Mitsubishi A5M
subject surface form:
IRIS-T