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Royal Naval Air Service

1914-1918 aerial warfare component of the navy of the United Kingdom
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Royal Naval Air Service

Summary

Royal Naval Air Service is a naval aviation component[1]. It draws 1,357 Wikipedia views per month (naval_aviation_component category, ranking #5 of 14).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Naval Air Service is in the country of United Kingdom[3].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's instance of is recorded as naval aviation component[4].
  • Royal Naval Air Service is part of Royal Navy[5].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's Commons category is recorded as Royal Naval Air Service[6].
  • July 1, 1914 marks the founding of Royal Naval Air Service[7].
  • Royal Naval Air Service was dissolved in April 1, 1918[8].
  • Royal Naval Air Service was part of the conflict World War I[9].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Royal Naval Air Service[10].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's replaced by is recorded as Royal Air Force[11].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's short name is recorded as RNAS[12].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's different from is recorded as Royal Flying Corps[13].
  • Royal Naval Air Service's different from is recorded as Fleet Air Arm[14].

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Founding

July 1, 1914 marks the founding of Royal Naval Air Service[7].

Identity

Royal Naval Air Service is part of Royal Navy[5]. Its short name is recorded as RNAS[12].

Dissolution

Royal Naval Air Service was dissolved in April 1, 1918[8].

Why It Matters

Royal Naval Air Service draws 1,357 Wikipedia views per month (naval_aviation_component category, ranking #5 of 14).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

Related Entities

Henry Allingham United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . 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.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · MMDCXXXV · 2026-09-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved → —
    Part of → Royal Navy
    Dissolved, abolished or demolished date → +1918-04-01T00:00:00Z
    Inception → +1914-07-01T00:00:00Z
    + 14 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P5395]]: royal-naval-air-service"
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