Royal Air Force Germany

former major British command of the Royal Air Force, based in West Germany from 1959 to 1993
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Royal Air Force Germany

Summary

Royal Air Force Germany is a command[1]. It draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (command category, ranking #27 of 138).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Germany is located in North Rhine-Westphalia[3].
  • Royal Air Force Germany is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's instance of is recorded as command[5].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's instance of is recorded as military aviation[6].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's headquarters location is recorded as RAF Rheindahlen[7].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's military branch is recorded as Royal Air Force[8].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's part of is recorded as British Forces Germany[9].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's part of is recorded as Second Allied Tactical Air Force[10].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's Commons category is recorded as Royal Air Force Germany[11].
  • +1959-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Germany[12].
  • Royal Air Force Germany was dissolved in +1993-04-01T00:00:00Z[13].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/07_nx8[14].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's parent organization or unit is recorded as Royal Air Force[15].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's parent organization or unit is recorded as Ministry of Defence[16].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's replaces is recorded as RAF Second Tactical Air Force[17].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's replaced by is recorded as No. 2 Group RAF[18].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Keepers of the Peace'}[19].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'RAFG'}[20].
  • Royal Air Force Germany's Quora topic ID is recorded as Royal-Air-Force-Germany[21].

Body

Founding

+1959-01-01T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Germany[12].

Identity

Part of include British Forces Germany[9], a command[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 1945[24] and Second Allied Tactical Air Force[10], a tactical air force[25], founded in 1958[26]. Royal Air Force Germany's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'RAFG'}[20].

Operations

Royal Air Force Germany's headquarters location is recorded as RAF Rheindahlen[7]. Parent organizations include Royal Air Force[15], an air force[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 1918[29], headquartered in Ministry of Defence Main Building[30] and Ministry of Defence[16], a department of the United Kingdom Government[31], in United Kingdom[32], founded in 1964[33], headquartered in Whitehall[34].

Dissolution

Royal Air Force Germany was dissolved in +1993-04-01T00:00:00Z[13].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Germany draws 88 Wikipedia views per month (command category, ranking #27 of 138).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[35] It is known by 29 alternative names across languages and contexts.[36]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . Quora. wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [22] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [23] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [24] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  13. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [35] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [36] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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