North Atlantic air ferry route
GPTKB entity
Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
air ferry route
|
| gptkbp:alternativeName |
gptkb:Atlantic_Bridge
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
North Atlantic air ferry route
|
| gptkbp:introducedIn |
1940
|
| gptkbp:key_stopover |
gptkb:Goose_Bay
gptkb:Prestwick gptkb:Bluie_West_One gptkb:Meeks_Field |
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces |
| gptkbp:purpose |
ferry military aircraft from North America to Europe
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
peacetime transatlantic air routes after WWII
|
| gptkbp:riskFactor |
severe weather
navigation difficulties enemy interception |
| gptkbp:route |
from United States/Canada to United Kingdom via Newfoundland, Greenland, Iceland
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| gptkbp:significance |
enabled rapid delivery of aircraft to European theater
|
| gptkbp:supports |
gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
gptkb:RAF_Ferry_Command |
| gptkbp:used_in |
gptkb:World_War_II
|
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Air_Transport_Command
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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