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RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). Founded in 1936, it was to act as the RAF maritime arm, after the Fleet Air Arm became part of the Royal Navy in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive the resources it needed to develop properly or efficiently. This continued until the outbreak of the Second World War, during which it came to prominence. Owing to the Air Ministry's concentration on RAF Fighter Command and RAF Bomber Command, Coastal Command was often referred to as the "Cinderella Service", a phrase first used by the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time A V Alexander.

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  • Le Coastal Command était une formation militaire appartenant à la Royal Air Force (RAF). Créée en 1936, elle devait assumer les missions aériennes maritimed de la RAF, après le transfert de la Fleet Air Arm à la Royal Navy en 1937. L'aviation navale fut négligée pendant l'entre-deux-guerres, de 1919 à 1939, et fut privée des ressources nécessaires à sa mise en place et à la réalisation de ses missions. Cette situation perdura jusqu'au déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, durant laquelle son importance fut reconnue. Le ministère de l'Air (Air Ministry) ayant choisi d'accorder la priorité aux besoins des Fighter Command et Bomber Command, Coastal Command fut souvent désigné par le sobriquet du « Service Cendrillon » ("Cinderella Service"), expression initialement utilisée par le Premier Lord de l'Amirauté de l'époque Albert Victor Alexander. La première de ses missions était la protection des convois maritimes contre la menace des U-Boote de la Kriegsmarine allemande. Il devait aussi assurer la protection des convois contre la menace aérienne posée par la Luftwaffe. La majorité des opérations du Coastal Command était de nature défensive, défense des lignes de communication des différents théâtres de guerre de ce conflit, méditerranéen, moyen-oriental et africain, ainsi que sur celui de la bataille de l'Atlantique. Il assurait également des opérations offensives. Sur le théâtre méditerranéen et en mer Baltique, il conduisit des attaques contre le trafic maritime entre la Scandinavie et l'Allemagne ou entre l'Italie et l'Afrique du Nord. En 1943, l'importance de son rôle fut finalement reconnue et son action fut décisive dans la victoire contre les U-Boote. Le service fut actif du premier jour des hostilités au dernier jour de la Seconde Guerre mondiale. Il assura plus d'un million d'heures de vol, 240 000 opérations et détruisit 212 U-Boote. Les pertes du Coastal Command s'élevèrent à 2 060 appareils, toutes causes confondues, et à 5 866 personnes tuées au combat. Entre 1940 et 1945, le Coastal Command envoya par le fond 366 cargos allemands et en endommagea 134. Le tonnage coulé se monta à 512 330 tonnes et 513 454 tonnes endommagées. 10 663 personnes furent secourues par le Coastal Command, réparties entre 5 721 équipages alliés, 277 membres d'équipage ennemis, ainsi que 4 665 personnels non navigants. (fr)
  • RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). Founded in 1936, it was to act as the RAF maritime arm, after the Fleet Air Arm became part of the Royal Navy in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive the resources it needed to develop properly or efficiently. This continued until the outbreak of the Second World War, during which it came to prominence. Owing to the Air Ministry's concentration on RAF Fighter Command and RAF Bomber Command, Coastal Command was often referred to as the "Cinderella Service", a phrase first used by the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time A V Alexander. Its primary task was to protect convoys from the German Kriegsmarine's U-boat force. It also protected Allied shipping from the aerial threat posed by the Luftwaffe. The main operations of Coastal Command were defensive, defending supplies lines in the various theatres of war, most notably the battle of the Atlantic. A limited number of detachments served in the Mediterranean, Middle East and African theatres under the Command from 1941, operating from a headquarters in Gibraltar. Coastal Command squadrons operated from bases in the United Kingdom, Iceland, Gibraltar, the Soviet Union, West Africa and North Africa. Coastal Command also served in an offensive capacity. In the Mediterranean and Baltic it carried out attacks on German shipping moving war materials from Italy to North Africa and from Scandinavia to Germany. By 1943 Coastal Command finally received the recognition it needed and its operations proved decisive in the victory over the U-boats. The service saw action from the first day of hostilities until the last day of the Second World War. It flew over one million flying hours in 240,000 operations, and destroyed 212 U-boats. Coastal Command's casualties amounted to 2,060 aircraft to all causes and some 5,866 personnel killed in action. During 1940–1945 Coastal Command sank 366 German transport vessels and damaged 134. The total tonnage sunk was 512,330 tons and another 513,454 tons damaged. A total of 10,663 persons were rescued by the Command, including 5,721 Allied crews, 277 enemy personnel, and 4,665 non-aircrews. (en)
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  • Coastal Command (en)
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  • RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force (RAF). Founded in 1936, it was to act as the RAF maritime arm, after the Fleet Air Arm became part of the Royal Navy in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive the resources it needed to develop properly or efficiently. This continued until the outbreak of the Second World War, during which it came to prominence. Owing to the Air Ministry's concentration on RAF Fighter Command and RAF Bomber Command, Coastal Command was often referred to as the "Cinderella Service", a phrase first used by the First Lord of the Admiralty at the time A V Alexander. (en)
  • Le Coastal Command était une formation militaire appartenant à la Royal Air Force (RAF). Créée en 1936, elle devait assumer les missions aériennes maritimed de la RAF, après le transfert de la Fleet Air Arm à la Royal Navy en 1937. L'aviation navale fut négligée pendant l'entre-deux-guerres, de 1919 à 1939, et fut privée des ressources nécessaires à sa mise en place et à la réalisation de ses missions. Cette situation perdura jusqu'au déclenchement de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, durant laquelle son importance fut reconnue. Le ministère de l'Air (Air Ministry) ayant choisi d'accorder la priorité aux besoins des Fighter Command et Bomber Command, Coastal Command fut souvent désigné par le sobriquet du « Service Cendrillon » ("Cinderella Service"), expression initialement utilisée par le Prem (fr)
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  • Organisation du Coastal Command (RAF) 1939-1945 (fr)
  • RAF Coastal Command during World War II (en)
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