Ceylon Air Force

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ceylon_Air_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (25)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_organization
gptkbp:activeYears 1951-1972
gptkbp:aircraftType gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:trainer_aircraft
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Ceylon_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Governor-General_of_Ceylon
gptkbp:country gptkb:Ceylon
gptkbp:disbanded 1972
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:Ceylon_Air_Force_roundel
gptkbp:founded 2 March 1951
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Colombo
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ceylon Air Force
gptkbp:mainLanguage English
gptkbp:motto Reach and Protect
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Air_Vice_Marshal_John_Lindsay_Barker
gptkb:Air_Vice_Marshal_Rohan_Amarasekara
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(Ceylon)
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Air_Force
gptkbp:role aerial warfare
gptkbp:successor gptkb:Sri_Lanka_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Jet_Provost
gptkb:BAC_Jet_Provost
gptkb:Percival_Provost
gptkb:Hunting_Jet_Provost
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6