GPTKB
Browse
Query
Compare
Download
Publications
Contributors
Search
Royal Air Force
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Air_Force
GPTKB entity
Statements (52)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:abbreviation
gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:allegiance
British Monarch
gptkbp:anniversary
1 April
gptkbp:chief_of_the_air_staff
gptkb:Sir_Richard_Knighton
gptkbp:colors
air force blue
gptkbp:commanderInChief
gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:emblem
gptkb:RAF_roundel
gptkbp:engagedIn
gptkb:Falklands_War
gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Iraq_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:ensign
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Ensign
gptkbp:founded
1 April 1918
gptkbp:headquarters
gptkb:RAF_High_Wycombe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Royal Air Force
gptkbp:motto
gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname
gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:notableFor
gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
gptkb:RAF_Coningsby
gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth
gptkb:RAF_Marham
gptkb:RAF_Waddington
gptkbp:notableOperation
gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Operation_Herrick
gptkb:Operation_Shader
gptkb:Operation_Telic
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:parentOrganization
gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(United_Kingdom)
gptkbp:part_of
gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:patronage
gptkb:King_Charles_III
gptkbp:predecessor
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service
gptkbp:primaryAircraft
gptkb:Airbus_A400M_Atlas
gptkb:Airbus_Voyager_KC2/KC3
gptkb:BAE_Hawk
gptkb:Boeing_Chinook
gptkb:Boeing_Poseidon_MRA1
gptkb:Boeing_RC-135
gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II
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)
approx. 830 aircraft (2023)
gptkbp:website
https://www.raf.mod.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:William_Stephenson
gptkbp:bfsLayer
3