United Kingdom Army Air Corps
GPTKB entity
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:aircraft
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| gptkbp:affiliation |
gptkb:fortification
gptkb:military_base gptkb:starship |
| gptkbp:aircraft_operated |
gptkb:Bell_212
gptkb:Boeing_CH-47_Chinook gptkb:Westland_Lynx Eurocopter A S365 Dauphin |
| gptkbp:collaborations |
gptkb:API
gptkb:UN |
| gptkbp:commander |
gptkb:military_officer
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| gptkbp:employees |
approximately 1,500
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| gptkbp:equipment |
Apache A H1
Gazelle A H1 Wildcat A H1 |
| gptkbp:founded |
gptkb:1957
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| gptkbp:headquarters |
Middle Wallop
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| gptkbp:historical_event |
gptkb:Operation_Shader
Deployment in the Gulf War Operation Shader in the Middle East Formation of the Army Air Corps Integration of helicopters into the British Army Operation Granby in the Gulf War Operation Herrick in Afghanistan Operation Shader in Afghanistan Operation Shader in Iraq Operation Shader in Libya Operation Shader in Mali Operation Shader in Somalia Operation Shader in Syria Operation Shader in the Balkans Operation Shader in the Caribbean Operation Shader in the Mediterranean Operation Shader in the South Atlantic Operation Telic in Iraq |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
First dedicated army aviation unit in the UK
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
United Kingdom Army Air Corps
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| gptkbp:insignia |
Army Air Corps badge
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| gptkbp:mission |
Support ground troops
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| gptkbp:motto |
The Army flies
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| gptkbp:nickname |
gptkb:AAC
|
| gptkbp:operational_area |
gptkb:public_transportation_system
Reconnaissance Search and rescue Close air support Medical evacuation |
| gptkbp:operational_history |
gptkb:Politician
gptkb:Bosnia |
| gptkbp:part_of |
gptkb:military_unit
|
| gptkbp:role |
Army aviation
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| gptkbp:tradition |
Parachuting
Aviation training |
| gptkbp:training |
gptkb:Army_Aviation_Centre
gptkb:Pilot_training Crew training Maintenance training |
| gptkbp:website |
www.army.mod.uk/aviation/air-corps
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:AH-64_D
gptkb:AH-64_Apache |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
4
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