Royal Air Force Fighter Command

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Air_Force_Fighter_Command
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military_unit
gptkbp:activeYearsEnd 1968
gptkbp:activeYearsStart 1936
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:disbanded 1968
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:World_War_II
Battle of Britain
gptkbp:garrison Bentley Priory
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:RAF_Bentley_Priory
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Air Force Fighter Command
gptkbp:motto Offence Defence
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Fighter_Command
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Gloster_Meteor
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkbp:notableBattle Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableCommander gptkb:Hugh_Dowding
gptkb:Sholto_Douglas
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:RAF_Air_Defence_of_Great_Britain
gptkbp:role air defence
gptkbp:successor gptkb:RAF_Strike_Command
gptkbp:type command formation
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._85_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:Dowding_System_(air_defense_system)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7