Strike Command

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Strike Command was a major Royal Air Force operational command responsible for controlling the UK’s bomber and fighter forces during much of the Cold War and post-war period.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Strike Command canonical 5

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force command ⓘ
military formation ⓘ
alliance NATO ⓘ
branchColor light blue ⓘ
conflict Cold War ⓘ
controlledFormation No. 1 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 11 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 11 Group RAF (Air Defence of Great Britain) ⓘ
linked to: No. 11 Group RAF

No. 18 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 2 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 3 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 38 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 46 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 8 Group RAF ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
dateFormed 1968 ⓘ
1968-04-30 ⓘ
dissolved 2007 ⓘ
era Cold War ⓘ
post–Cold War period ⓘ
formedByMergerOf Air Support Command ⓘ
Bomber Command ⓘ
Coastal Command ⓘ
linked to: RAF Coastal Command

Fighter Command ⓘ
Signals Command ⓘ
Training Command ⓘ
garrison RAF High Wycombe ⓘ
garrisonCountry United Kingdom ⓘ
headquartersLocation RAF High Wycombe ⓘ
nickname RAF Strike Command ⓘ
notableUnitType V-bomber force ⓘ
operated air transport aircraft ⓘ
fighter aircraft ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ
strategic bombers ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
primaryMission strategic deterrence (early Cold War phase) ⓘ
tactical and air defence operations (later Cold War phase) ⓘ
responsibleFor NATO-assigned air assets of the RAF ⓘ
UK air defence region ⓘ
role air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
control of UK bomber forces ⓘ
control of UK fighter forces ⓘ
offensive air operations ⓘ
serviceBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
subordinateTo Air Force Board ⓘ
linked to: Defence Board

Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) ⓘ
successor Air Command (Royal Air Force) ⓘ
type operational command ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Air Command → formedByMergerOf → Strike Command ⓘ
RAF Coningsby → usedBy → Strike Command ⓘ
Fighter Command → mergedInto → Strike Command ⓘ