Heligoland Bight Air Battle (1940)
GPTKB entity
Statements (20)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:military
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| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Battle_of_the_Heligoland_Bight
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| gptkbp:combatant |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
Luftwaffe |
| gptkbp:date |
18 December 1939
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Heligoland Bight Air Battle (1940)
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| gptkbp:location |
Heligoland Bight, North Sea, Germany
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| gptkbp:Luftwaffe_losses |
2 fighters
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| gptkbp:notableFor |
first major air battle of World War II
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| gptkbp:partOf |
gptkb:World_War_II
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| gptkbp:RAF_losses |
12 bombers
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| gptkbp:result |
German victory
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| gptkbp:significance |
led to change in RAF daylight bombing tactics
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| gptkbp:usedInAircraft |
gptkb:Handley_Page_Hampden
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:Dornier_Do_17 gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_109 gptkb:Messerschmitt_Bf_110 |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Heligoland_Bight,_North_Sea
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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