Royal Air Force (RAF)

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:alliedWith gptkb:British_Army
gptkb:NATO
gptkb:Royal_Navy
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:anniversary 1 April
gptkbp:basisFor gptkb:RAF_Brize_Norton
gptkb:RAF_Coningsby
gptkb:RAF_Lossiemouth
gptkb:RAF_Marham
gptkbp:chief_of_the_air_staff gptkb:Sir_Richard_Knighton
gptkbp:commanderInChief gptkb:Charles_III
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:emblem gptkb:RAF_roundel
gptkbp:founded 1 April 1918
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_High_Wycombe
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Air Force (RAF)
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Per_Ardua_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:RAF
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Airbus_A400M_Atlas
gptkb:Boeing_Chinook
gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon
gptkb:F-35B_Lightning_II
gptkb:Voyager_KC2/KC3
gptkb:Hawk_T2
gptkb:Poseidon_MRA1
C-17 Globemaster III
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Keith_Park
gptkb:Hugh_Trenchard
gptkb:Arthur_Harris
gptkb:Dowding
gptkbp:notableOperation gptkb:Operation_Granby
gptkb:Operation_Herrick
gptkb:Operation_Shader
gptkb:Operation_Chastise
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:Red_Arrows
gptkb:No._1_Squadron
gptkb:No._617_Squadron
gptkb:No._11_Group
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence_(UK)
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:Royal_Naval_Air_Service
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:Carlisle_Lake_District_Airport
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6