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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]: Add brief definition or description
• 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
• Harrier (fighter) [r]: A family of British-designed fighter aircraft, capable of vertical takeoff and landing but preferably STOVL, with UK and US versions ^[e]
• 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

Operations

• Operation Odyssey Dawn [r]: Add brief definition or description

Other related topics

• Diego Garcia [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Suppression of enemy air defense [r]: Add brief definition or description
• World War II, air war [r]: Add brief definition or description
• Integrated air defense system [r]: Add brief definition or description

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