Fighter Command

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fighter_Command
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1968
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1936
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:firstCommander gptkb:Air_Marshal_Sir_Hugh_Dowding
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:RAF_Bentley_Priory
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Bentley_Priory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fighter Command
gptkbp:mergedInto gptkb:Strike_Command
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:The_Few
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Air_Chief_Marshal_Sir_Trafford_Leigh-Mallory
gptkb:Air_Marshal_Sir_William_Sholto_Douglas
gptkbp:notableFor Battle of Britain
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:role fighter operations
air defence
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Trafford_Leigh-Mallory
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5