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==Parent topics== | ==Parent topics== | ||
{{r|Air force}} | {{r|Air force}} | ||
{{r|United Kingdom}} | {{r|United Kingdom}} | ||
==Subtopics== | ==Subtopics== | ||
{{r| | ===Historic=== | ||
====Leadership==== | |||
{{r|Hugh Dowding}} | |||
{{r|Arthur Harris}} | |||
{{r|Sydney Cotton}} | |||
{{r|Charles Portal}} | |||
====Aircraft==== | |||
{{r|Avro Lancaster}} | |||
{{r|Supermarine Spitfire}} | |||
{{r|DC-3 (airliner)}} ''called the Dakota in RAF service'' | |||
====Technology==== | |||
{{r|Chaff (electronic warfare)}} | |||
{{r|H2S (military)}} | |||
====Operations==== | |||
{{r|Battle of Britain}} | {{r|Battle of Britain}} | ||
{{r|Battle of the Beams}} | {{r|Battle of the Beams}} | ||
{{r|Berlin Blockade}} | {{r|Berlin Blockade}} | ||
{{r|Operation Chastise}} | {{r|Operation Chastise}} | ||
{{r| | {{r|617 Squadron||**}} | ||
{{r|Operation Hydra}} | {{r|Operation Hydra}} | ||
===Modern=== | |||
== | ====Leadership==== | ||
{{r| | {{r|Greg Bagwell}} | ||
====Technology==== | |||
{{r|BaE Systems ALARM}} | |||
{{r| | |||
{{r|F-35 Joint Strike Fighter}} | {{r|F-35 Joint Strike Fighter}} | ||
{{r|F-35B Lightning II}} | {{r|F-35B Lightning II||**}} | ||
{{r|F-4 Phantom II}} | {{r|F-4 Phantom II}} | ||
{{r|MQ-9 Reaper}} | |||
{{r|Brimstone missile}} | |||
{{r|Stormshadow missile}} | |||
{{r|Panavia Tornado}} | |||
{{r|Eurofighter Typhoon}} | |||
====Operations==== | |||
{{r|Operation Odyssey Dawn}} | |||
==Other related topics== | |||
{{r| | {{r|Diego Garcia}} | ||
{{r|Suppression of enemy air defense}} | {{r|Suppression of enemy air defense}} | ||
{{r|World War II, air war}} | {{r|World War II, air war}} | ||
{{r|Integrated air defense system}} | |||
Latest revision as of 08:51, 20 March 2024
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Parent topics
- Air force [r]: Add brief definition or description
- United Kingdom [r]: Constitutional monarchy which includes England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. [e]
Subtopics
Historic
Leadership
- Hugh Dowding [r]: Commander of Fighter Command of the Royal Air Force during the Battle of Britain [e]
- Arthur Harris [r]: Sir Arthur Harris, or Bomber Harris, headed the Royal Air Force Bomber Command during World War Two. [e]
- Sydney Cotton [r]: (1894-1969) Australian-born aviation pioneer and adventurer; developed British Photographic Reconnaissance Unit; arms trade after WWII [e]
- Charles Portal [r]: Add brief definition or description
Aircraft
- Avro Lancaster [r]: The principal British heavy bomber in WWII. [e]
- Supermarine Spitfire [r]: A British fighter with exceptional high-altitude performance, serving in air superiority and photoreconnaissance roles from the beginning to the end of the Second World War, and retiring in 1955 [e]
- DC-3 (airliner) [r]: Probably the most successful propeller-driven transport aircraft design, used in civilian service, and with military variants, for over 60 years [e] called the Dakota in RAF service
Technology
- Chaff (electronic warfare) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- H2S (military) [r]: An early imaging radar used, by the Royal Air Force, for the night bombing of Germany [e]
Operations
- Battle of Britain [r]: Those German offensive air strikes, and British defense, with which the Germans had intended to establish air supremacy for their proposed invasion of Britain [e]
- Battle of the Beams [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Berlin Blockade [r]: The period, from June 24, 1948 to May 11, 1949, when the Soviet Union cut all land routes to Berlin [e]
- Operation Chastise [r]: Add brief definition or description
- 617 Squadron [r]: Royal Air Force squadron, the "Dam Busters", formed for precision bombing, originally Operation Chastise, in WWII; continues in attack roles [e]
- Operation Hydra [r]: The Royal Air Force bombing of the missile research center at Peenemunde [e]
Modern
Leadership
- Greg Bagwell [r]: Air Vice Marshal and Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group, Royal Air Force, its senior combat command and RAF air commander in Operation Odyssey Dawn [e]
Technology
- BaE Systems ALARM [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F-35 Joint Strike Fighter [r]: Add brief definition or description
- F-4 Phantom II [r]: Add brief definition or description
- MQ-9 Reaper [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Brimstone missile [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Stormshadow missile [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Panavia Tornado [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Eurofighter Typhoon [r]: Add brief definition or description