gptkbp:instanceOf
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military organization
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gptkbp:collaboratedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
Allied Forces
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gptkbp:composedOf
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gptkb:Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Canadian_Air_Force
gptkb:South_African_Air_Force
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gptkbp:dissolved
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1945
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gptkbp:formed
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1939
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gptkbp:headquarters
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gptkb:London
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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influenced post-war air forces
promoted air power doctrine
contributed_to_Allied_victory
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Commonwealth Air Forces
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gptkbp:involvedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
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gptkbp:legacy
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inspired modern air forces
established_Commonwealth_military_cooperation
formed_basis_for_NATO_air_forces
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gptkbp:notableOperations
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gptkb:Pacific_War
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Atlantic
gptkb:North_African_Campaign
Operation Market Garden
Operation Overlord
D-Day
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Sir_Charles_Portal
gptkb:Sir_Hugh_Dowding
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Peirse
gptkb:Sir_Johnnie_Johnson
gptkb:Sir_William_Slim
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Harris
gptkb:Sir_Keith_Park
gptkb:Sir_John_Salmond
gptkb:Sir_John_Slessor
gptkb:Sir_Arthur_Tedder
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:British_Commonwealth
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:Commonwealth_of_Nations
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gptkbp:secondaryRole
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training
reconnaissance
transport
air combat
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