No. 9 Group RAF
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No. 9 Group RAF was a Royal Air Force command formation responsible for the air defense of parts of the United Kingdom during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| No. 9 Group RAF canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force group
ⓘ
military unit ⓘ |
| associatedWith | RAF Fighter Command air defence system ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category | Royal Air Force groups of the Second World War ⓘ |
| commandStructure | group level formation ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| formedDuring | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonRole | home defence ⓘ |
| notableOperation |
air defence of Liverpool
ⓘ
air defence of industrial areas in north-west England ⓘ |
| operationalArea |
Irish Sea approaches
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ north-west England ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| primaryMission | defence of UK airspace in assigned sector ⓘ |
| role |
air defence command formation
ⓘ
fighter group ⓘ |
| service | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| task |
control of fighter squadrons for home defence
ⓘ
coordination of radar and ground-controlled interception ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | air defence formation ⓘ |
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