RAF

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF

GPTKB entity

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraftBomber	gptkb:Airco_DH.4_(historic) gptkb:Airco_DH.9_(historic) gptkb:Avro_Anson_(historic) gptkb:Avro_Lincoln_(historic) gptkb:Avro_Shackleton_(historic) gptkb:Avro_Vulcan_(historic) gptkb:Avro_York_(historic) gptkb:Blackburn_Skua_(historic) gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter_(historic) gptkb:Bristol_Beaufort_(historic) gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim_(historic) gptkb:Bristol_Bombay_(historic) gptkb:Bristol_F.2_Fighter_(historic) gptkb:Bristol_Scout_(historic) gptkb:De_Havilland_Vampire_(historic) gptkb:De_Havilland_Venom_(historic) gptkb:Fairey_Barracuda_(historic) gptkb:Fairey_Battle_(historic) gptkb:Fairey_Gannet_(historic) gptkb:Gloster_Gladiator_(historic) gptkb:Gloster_Javelin_(historic) gptkb:Gloster_Meteor_(historic) gptkb:Harrier_Jump_Jet_(historic) gptkb:Hawker_Hunter_(historic) gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane_(historic) gptkb:McDonnell_Douglas_Phantom_(historic) gptkb:Panavia_Tornado_(historic) gptkb:SEPECAT_Jaguar_(historic) gptkb:Sopwith_Pup_(historic) gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire_(historic) gptkb:Supermarine_Swift_(historic) gptkb:Vickers_Valetta_(historic) gptkb:Vickers_Valiant_(historic) gptkb:Vickers_Vimy_(historic) gptkb:Vickers_Wellington_(historic) gptkb:Westland_Lysander_(historic) gptkb:Westland_Wyvern_(historic) Armstrong Whitworth Whitley (historic) Avro Lancaster (historic) Blackburn Buccaneer (historic) Blackburn Buccaneer (retired) Blackburn Firebrand (historic) De Havilland Mosquito (historic) English Electric Canberra (historic) English Electric Lightning (historic) Fairey Albacore (historic) Fairey Hendon (historic) Fairey Swordfish (historic) Handley Page Halifax (historic) Handley Page Hampden (historic) Handley Page Hastings (historic) Handley Page Heyford (historic) Handley Page O/400 (historic) Handley Page Victor (historic) Hawker Hunter (retired) Panavia Tornado (retired) Royal Aircraft Factory S.E.5 (historic) Short Stirling (historic) Sopwith Camel (historic) Supermarine Scimitar (historic) Vickers Varsity (historic)
gptkbp:aircraftFighter	gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II
gptkbp:aircraftHelicopter	gptkb:Chinook gptkb:Puma_HC2
gptkbp:aircraftReconnaissance	gptkb:Boeing_RC-135_Rivet_Joint gptkb:Boeing_E-3_Sentry
gptkbp:aircraftTanker	gptkb:Airbus_Voyager_KC2/KC3
gptkbp:aircraftTrainer	gptkb:BAE_Hawk gptkb:Grob_Tutor
gptkbp:aircraftTransport	gptkb:Airbus_A400M_Atlas gptkb:Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III gptkb:Lockheed_C-130J_Hercules
gptkbp:alliedWith	gptkb:Five_Eyes gptkb:NATO gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:anniversary	April 1
gptkbp:budget	£6.6 billion (2022/23)
gptkbp:chiefOfAirStaff	gptkb:Sir_Richard_Knighton
gptkbp:commanderInChief	gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:component	gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:ensign	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Ensign
gptkbp:established	1918
gptkbp:formerName	gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service
gptkbp:fullName	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:garrison	gptkb:RAF_High_Wycombe
gptkbp:headquarters	gptkb:RAF_High_Wycombe
gptkbp:motto	gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname	gptkb:The_Senior_Service
gptkbp:notableFor	gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton gptkb:RAF_Coningsby gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth gptkb:RAF_Marham
gptkbp:notableOperation	gptkb:Operation_Herrick gptkb:Operation_Shader gptkb:Operation_Telic Operation Desert Storm Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:Red_Arrows gptkb:No._101_Squadron gptkb:No._11_Squadron gptkb:No._120_Squadron gptkb:No._135_Expeditionary_Air_Wing gptkb:No._138_Expeditionary_Air_Wing gptkb:No._140_Expeditionary_Air_Wing gptkb:No._1_Squadron gptkb:No._32_Squadron gptkb:No._617_Squadron gptkb:No._903_Expeditionary_Air_Wing
gptkbp:parentOrganization	gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:patronage	gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:regimentalMarch	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_March_Past
gptkbp:role	aerial warfare
gptkbp:size	approx. 2,200 reserve personnel (2023) approx. 33,200 regular personnel (2023)
gptkbp:website	https://www.raf.mod.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	4
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF