Coastal Command

Coastal Command
Royal Air Force Coastal Command
Période 14 Juillet 1936[1] – 27 Novembre 1969[2]
Pays Drapeau : Royaume-Uni Royaume-Uni
Branche Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg Royal Air Force
Rôle Lutte anti-sousmarine
, Patrouille maritime
, Secours maritime
, Reconnaissance Météo[3]
Devise Constant Endeavour
Guerres Seconde Guerre mondiale
Batailles Bataille de l'Atlantique (1939-1945)
Campagne de Norvège
Bataille de France
Campagne des Balkans
Mediterranean Theater of Operations
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Le Costal Command était le commandement de la Royal Air Force, chargé de la protection des côtes du Royaume-Uni, lors de la Seconde Guerre mondiale et le début de la Guerre froide. Il fut créé en 1936, et disparu, le 28 novembre 1968, quand ses unités furent intégrées dans le nouveau Strike Command. Il remplissait des missions variées :

  • lutte contre les sous-marins
  • patrouille maritime
  • mouillage de mine
  • secours au équipage

Références

Références
  1. ↑ Ashworth1992, p. 13.
  2. ↑ Ashworth 1992, p. 222.
  3. ↑ Saunders and Richards 1975, p. 72-79.
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