Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force_(RCAF)
GPTKB entity
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:aircraftFighter gptkb:CF-18_Hornet
gptkbp:aircraftHelicopter gptkb:CH-146_Griffon
gptkb:CH-147F_Chinook
gptkb:CH-148_Cyclone
gptkbp:aircraftPatrol gptkb:CP-140A_Arcturus
gptkb:CP-140_Aurora
gptkbp:aircraftSearchAndRescue gptkb:CC-115_Buffalo
gptkb:CC-295_Kingfisher
gptkb:CH-149_Cormorant
gptkbp:aircraftTrainer gptkb:CT-155_Hawk
gptkb:CT-156_Harvard_II
gptkbp:aircraftTransport gptkb:CC-130_Hercules
gptkb:CC-177_Globemaster_III
gptkbp:allegiance Charles III, King of Canada
gptkbp:anniversary April 1
gptkbp:colors blue
white
gptkbp:commander gptkb:Lieutenant-General_Eric_Kenny
gptkbp:country gptkb:Canada
gptkbp:engagedIn gptkb:Gulf_War
gptkb:Korean_War
gptkb:War_in_Afghanistan
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkb:Libya_intervention
NATO operations
gptkbp:founded 1924
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:National_Defence_Headquarters,_Ottawa
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Ottawa,_Ontario,_Canada
gptkbp:historicalName gptkb:Air_Command_(1975–2011)
gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF)
gptkbp:identificationSymbolLabel Ensign
Fin flash
gptkbp:motto gptkb:Sic_Itur_ad_Astra
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:RCAF
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Department_of_National_Defence_(Canada)
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Canadian_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:recognizedBy gptkb:coat_of_arms
gptkbp:regimentalMarch gptkb:RCAF_March_Past
gptkbp:restored 2011
gptkbp:role aerial warfare
gptkbp:size ~1,500 civilian employees
~12,000 Regular Force personnel
~2,100 Primary Reserve personnel
gptkbp:website https://www.canada.ca/en/air-force.html
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Canadian_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5