Allied Air Forces in Europe

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:achieved_air_superiority Over Western Europe
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkbp:challenges gptkb:German_Luftwaffe
Weather conditions
Logistical issues
gptkbp:collaborated_with gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:commanded gptkb:General_Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:contributed_to Allied victory in Europe
gptkbp:develops_strategies_for gptkb:Combined_Bomber_Offensive
gptkbp:dissolved 1945
gptkbp:established_air_command gptkb:Allied_Expeditionary_Air_Force
gptkbp:established_in 1943
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Allied Air Forces in Europe
gptkbp:influenced Post-war air power doctrine
gptkbp:intelligence Reconnaissance missions
gptkbp:involved_in gptkb:Battle_of_the_Bulge
gptkb:Operation_Market_Garden
gptkb:Operation_Overlord
gptkb:Operation_Shingle
gptkb:Operation_Dragoon
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
Air-to-air combat
Airborne operations
Humanitarian missions
Psychological warfare
Post-war reconstruction efforts
Strategic airlift missions
Air-to-ground attacks
Counter-air operations
Tactical airlift missions
Air raids on German cities
Propaganda missions
gptkbp:objective Defeat Axis powers
gptkbp:operates European theater of operations
gptkbp:operations Strategic bombing campaigns
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Allied_Forces
gptkbp:partnership Ground forces
gptkbp:support Civilian aircraft manufacturers
gptkbp:supported gptkb:D-Day_invasion
gptkbp:tactics_used Close air support
Strategic bombing
Air interdiction
gptkbp:uses_technology Communication systems
Radar systems
Navigation aids
gptkbp:utilized_airbases gptkb:England
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:General_Ira_C._Eaker
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4