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	RAF Fighter Command - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On 20 May 1926, Fighter Command's precursor organization was established as a group within Inland Area.
		Fighting Area was raised to Command status in 1932 and renamed Fighter Command on 1 May 1936.
		The supreme test of Fighter Command came during the summer of 1940 when the German Luftwaffe launched operation sea lion, which entailed attacking the UK in what would be the Battle of Britain.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fighter_Command (1275 words)

	RAF Uxbridge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		RAF Uxbridge is a Royal Air Force station in Uxbridge in the London Borough of Hillingdon.
		RAF Uxbridge is best known as the headquarters of No.
		An underground operations room was built nearby to handle the control of the fighter squadrons.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/RAF_Uxbridge (253 words)

	August 25th - August 29th 1940
		A point recognized by Fighter Command who stated that all they have to do now is to learn that even from the air, dockland areas do not look like oil refineries and storage areas and that with the new formations they have taught the navigators how to read a map.
		Fighter Command again "scrambled" 79 Squadron Biggin Hill (Hurricanes), 85 Squadron Croydon (Hurricanes), 615 Squadron Kenley (Hurricanes) and poor 264 Squadron Hornchurch (Defiants) who were using the satellite station of Manston and were preparing to disband and withdraw the squadron up north to Kirton on Lyndsay.
		For not only was the RAF going to be hit hard on the ground and in the air, the night air raids were to begin in earnest and for the first time, the people of London were going to wage war on their own.
	www.battleofbritain.net /0030.html (6462 words)

	Battle of Britain
		For the RAF the conflict was a desperate defence of its homeland and heritage.
		At Fighter Command's headquarters at Bently Priory, Stanmore, Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding was already preparing for the inevitable aerial onslaught against Britain by the Luftwaffe.
		Fighter Command was forced to retaliate in some strength, and the consequent clashes gave the confident Luftwaffe its first inkling of the fierce defence they were to encounter during the coming months.
	www.btinternet.com /~lee_mail/BOBstory.html (1571 words)

	British Military Aviation in 1940 - Part 5
		The only Fighter Command Victoria Cross to be given during Second World War is awarded to Flight Lieutenant E.J.B. Nicolson for an engagement near Southampton in which he shot down an enemy aircraft even though his own aircraft, a Hawker Hurricane P3576 (GN-A) of No.249 Squadron, had been hit and was on fire.
		Almost 1,000 Luftwaffe aircraft are despatched to raid the Capital and are engaged by twenty squadrons of RAF Fighter Command.
		RAF Bomber Command begins a concentrated bombing campaign on German landing barges and shipping being grouped in French ports for Operation Sealion - the planned invasion of the United Kingdom.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /milestones-of-flight/british_military/1940_5.html (1005 words)

	The Battle of Britain
		This fighter force was divided into four groups, 10 group covered the South West of England and Southern Wales, 11 group had the South East, and would bear the brunt of the coming battle, 12 group protected the industrial midlands, and 13 group covered the North and Scotland.
		Secondly, the RAF fighters were operating close to their bases, and often entered combat with more or less full fuel tanks, whereas the German fighters had already somewhat depleted their fuel supply before reaching the combat area.
		RAF fighters could land to re-arm and re-fuel in time to be back in the air to meet the next wave of raiders, it was not uncommon for a squadron to fly six sorties a day.
	www.brooksart.com /BoB.html (1426 words)

	Australian Military Units
		Fighter Command was primarily responsible for the defence of Great Britain and at its height in mid-1941 consisted of 79 squadrons organised into five groups.
		In November 1943 many Fighter Command squadrons were transferred to the 2nd Tactical Air Force to provide close air support for the British 21st Army Group in the upcoming invasion of France.
		Fighter Command retained only 43 squadrons and was renamed "Air Defence of Great Britain".
	www.awm.gov.au /units/unit_15125.asp (235 words)

	Battle of Britain
		The German High Command repeatedly assured its pilots that RAF Fighter Command was decimated, England was down to its last 50 fighters, and victory was imminent.
		The first four RAF fighter squadrons to arrive on the scene hurled themselves against one flank of the German air fleet, and soon every fighter within 70 miles of London was in a deadly tangle with the German escorts.
		RAF fighter losses were alarming, but it became increasingly obvious that the Luftwaffe was not achieving the air superiority Germany needed for the invasion, now scheduled for September 20.
	mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /battleofbritain/battleofbritain.html (1936 words)

	ipedia.com: Battle of Britain Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Luftflotte 2, commanded by Generalfeldmarschall Albert Kesselring was responsible for the bombing of southeast England and the London area.
		This was then passed on to the Fighter Command headquarters at Stanmore and the HQ of each fighter Group.
		The fact that 'sweeps' by German fighters not escorting bomber were often ignored by fighter command seems to reinforce the idea that Dowding sought always to preserve his fighter force to fight another day.
	www.ipedia.com /battle_of_britain.html (5190 words)

	Research Study Group: Sites: Watnall
		RAF Watnall is not an airfield; it was home to the control and administration centre for Fighter Command's 12 Group covering the Midlands, Norfolk, Lincolnshire and North Wales.
		The layout of these bunkers is similar to Fighter Command's Group HQ's at Preston (`Langley Lane' or `Goosnargh'), Inverness and Newcastle (Kenton/Blakelaw).
		RAF Watnall was sited on both sides of the B600; the timber barrack blocks were on the west side of the road.
	www.subbrit.org.uk /rsg/sites/w/watnall (1893 words)

	[Australian War Memorial]
		The battle began with German attacks on coastal convoys in an effort to draw RAF fighters into battle.
		Other Australians flew during the battle with RAF Bomber Command and Coastal Command, but the total number involved in the battle did not exceed 35.
		At least 10 Australians were killed in action, a small fraction of the 537 RAF Fighter Command pilots who died.
	www.awm.gov.au /encyclopedia/battle_of_britain/index.htm (316 words)

	Royal Air Force
		The RAF were close to defeat but Adolf Hitler then changed his tactics and ordered the Luftwaffe to switch its attack from British airfields, factories and docks to civilian targets.
		Fighter Command, now under the leadership of Air Marshal William S. Douglas, began to be used to escort light bombers over Europe.
		Of these 4,621 were destroyed by anti-aircraft fire or by RAF fighters such as the new turbojet fighter, the Gloster Meteor.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /2WWraf.htm (7422 words)

	BBC ON THIS DAY \| 15 \| 1940: Victory for RAF in Battle of Britain
		RAF Fighter Command is claiming victory over the Luftwaffe after a day of heavy bombing raids ended in big losses for the enemy.
		Fighter patrols were again ready to meet the enemy and only 70 or so enemy planes reached central London where there were a series of dogfights.
		As summer gave way to autumn and worsening weather conditions, the Germans realised the RAF could not be beaten in 1940 and as Germany was preparing to attack Russia, Operation Sealion was cancelled.
	news.bbc.co.uk /onthisday/hi/dates/stories/september/15/newsid_3521000/3521611.stm (679 words)

	Purpose of RAF Bomber Command
		During World War Two, the Spitfires and Hurricanes of RAF Fighter Command defended the United Kingdom against German aerial attacks, most notably during the Battle of Britain.
		RAF Bomber Command’s role was to attack the enemy's own military strength - by bombing their airbases, shipping, troops, communications and all industries used in the German war effort.
		Forcing the Germans onto the defensive was a critical factor in the liberation of Europe and the defeat of Nazi Germany in 1945.
	www.rafbombercommand.com /about_purpose.html (228 words)

	The Gloster Meteor
		The RAF began receiving Meteor F.8s at the end of 1949, most of which were modified to carry a radio compass, with the antenna in a small dome on the aircraft's spine.
		The "FR.9" (Fighter Reconnaissance 9, or "G-41L") retained the four 20 millimeter Hispano cannon, but had an extended nose to accommodate a camera that could be oriented on the ground to shoot through one of three windows.
		RAF Meteor PR.9s saw extensive use in the 1956 Suez intervention, and Middle Eastern Meteors of various types saw intermittent combat through the 1950s.
	www.vectorsite.net /avmeteor.html (7152 words)

	Air Force News :: Top Stories
		At least three Australian fighter pilots serving in RAF squadrons were lost during the withdrawal from Dunkirk: Flying Officer I.B. Russell on June 1 and Pilot Officers J.W. Stevenson and J.L. Wilkie on June 2.
		There was no concept of attempting to drive the RAF from the skies over Dunkirk by attacking RAF fighter bases and, despite the shipping losses inflicted by it, the Luftwaffe units in France were not trained or equipped to undertake maritime strike operations.
		This was a result of the Allied air commanders’ operational experience, their ability to understand and apply the many nuances and scope of air power doctrine and the historic lessons of its application.
	www.defence.gov.au /news/raafnews/editions/4609/history/story01.htm (920 words)

	Military History: Second World War: Battlefront, 1940-42: Battle of Britain
		This myth of the outnumbered RAF has its origins in RAF intelligence assessments of the enemy that are now known to be erroneous.
		The facts are that the Luftwaffe, based on its estimates of British fighter strength at the start of the battle, was convinced that the RAF's Fighter Command was a spent force.
		Collateral damage to civilian targets is a common consequence of strategic air campaigns; a normal by-product of this damage is the galvanization of morale in the threatened population.
	www.lermuseum.org /ler/mh/wwii/battleofbritain.html (788 words)

	The Battle of Britain (2) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		RAF fighters could land to re-arm and re-fuel in time to be back in the air to meet the next wave of raiders, it was not uncommon for a squadron to fly six missions a day.
		Finally, and by no means the least important, was the fact that the pilots of Fighter Command were literally fighting for the survival of their country, their homes and families, there could hardly be a greater incentive to defeat the opponent.
		The Luftwaffe launched a series of massive attacks, and every available RAF fighter was in the air to oppose them, resulting in the highest number of aircraft lost in a single day.
	www.brooksart.com /BoB2.html (946 words)

	USS Clueless - Invasion of Taiwan
		RAF Bomber Command was just as much of a problem.
		So as long as RAF Fighter Command was able to contest the skies over the channel, the Luftwaffe could not guarantee to protect an invasion against RAF bombers or an attack by the Home Fleet.
		Fighter Command was the lynchpin of British defenses.
	denbeste.nu /cd_log_entries/2003/12/InvasionofTaiwan.shtml (2128 words)

	RAF Coltishall (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-07)
		Coinciding with their arrival at RAF Coltishall was the appointment of a new Squadron commander, a 30 year old fighter pilot with artificial legs - Squadron Leader Douglas Bader.
		The first Jaguar squadron at RAF Coltishall was No 54 (Fighter) Squadron, arriving on the 8th August 1974 from Coningsby under the command of Wing Commander Terry Carlton.
		With the drawdown of the Jaguar Force and RAF Coltishall, No's.54(F) Sqn and 16(R) Sqn disbanded on the 11 Mar 2005.
	www.raf.mod.uk /rafcoltishall/history.html (1211 words)

	Foyle's War
		The RAF's Fighter Command was established in July 1936 under the command of Sir Hugh Dowling.
		Each sector had a fighter air base with an operations room and a number of smaller fighter bases.Radar stations round the British coast detected enemy raids and reported them to Fighter Command Headquarters (FCHQ) at Bentley Priory at Stanmore in Middlesex, where they were plotted on a large map.
		The information was then passed to the relevant group commander, who, in turn, passed it on to the sector/s affected.
	www.foyleswar.com /glossary/f.htm (335 words)

	AVIATION BOOKS AEROPLANE BOOKS - WW 2 AIRCRAFT WW II AIRPLANES
		RAF BIGGIN HILL, Wallace, Graham, Putnam, 1959, vg/vg (lazer), see photo, experimental base in WW I, but a key base in the defense of London during WW II, photos, 288 pgs.
		RAF BOMBER COMMAND AND ITS AIRCRAFT 1936-1940, Goulding & Moyes, Ian Allan, 2002, new, see photo, aircraft Bomber Command went to war with Whitleys, Wellingtons, Harrows & many that were not successful, many photos, drawings & color plates, 144 pgs.
		RAF FIGHTER COMMAND VICTORY CLAIMS OF WORLD WAR TWO, 1939-1940, Foreman, John, Red Kite, 2003, new, soft cover, see photo, a list of all the combat claims from September 1939 to December 1940, nearly 5,000 claims of enemy aircraft destroyed or damaged, photos, 311 pgs.
	www.aeroplanebooks.com /ww2_pg16.htm (1365 words)

	AVIATION BOOKS AEROPLANE BOOKS - WW 2 AIRCRAFT WW II AIRPLANES
		FIGHTER COMMAND WAR DIARIES", Part 1, Sept 1939 to Sept 1940 Foreman, John, Air Research, 2002, new, soft cover, see photo, a reprint of Volume 1, Operational history of Fighter Command, Second Tactical Air Force, 100 Group & Air Defence of Great Britain 1939-45, photos, 229 pgs.
		FIGHTER COMMAND WAR DIARIES, Part 3, Jan. 1942 to June 1943 Foreman, John, Air Research, 2001, new, see photo, third in a series covering Operational history of Fighter Command, Second Tactical Air Force, 100 Group & Air Defence, RAF Fighter Command, day to day recording, photos, 396 pgs.
		FIGHTER COMMAND WAR DIARIES", Part 4, July 1943 to June 1944 Foreman, John, Air Research, 2002, new, hardback with dj, see photo, the 4th volume of this series, flying bomb launch sites, arrival of P-52B, concludes with Operation Overlord, photos, 430 pgs.
	www.aeroplanebooks.com /ww2_pg6.htm (2611 words)

	Hawker Hurricane
		German fighters, in conjunction with level bombers such as the Heinkel 111, and the Junkers Ju 87 dive bomber, would work in direct support of the German Army's tank and infantry forces by attacking British troops, tanks, and fortifications.
		The primary German fighter airplane, the Messerschmitt Bf109, outclassed the Hawker fighter in speed and armament; the difference was small enough that many times the outcome depended upon individual pilot skills.
		The fighter was delivered to No. 41 Operational Training Unit at RAF Hawarden airfield in Chester, county of Flintshire, North Wales on April 15, 1944.
	www.nasm.si.edu /research/aero/aircraft/hawker_mkiic.htm (1988 words)

	Red Kite Books
		Night fighter pilots in Hurricanes, Defiants and Beaufighters were charged with the night defence against the Blitz.
		Finally the fighter pilots played a key role in the invasion of Europe and assault on the Reich.
		Each time an RAF fighter pilot claimed to have brought down an enemy aircraft in combat he was required to submit a Combat Report, giving details of his claim for enemy aircraft destroyed.
	www.redkitebooks.co.uk /ot_fighterclaims2.html (340 words)

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