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The RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF) comprised the light bombers of 1 Group RAF Bomber Command, which took part in the Battle of France during the Second World War. Before hostilities began, it had been agreed between the United Kingdom and France that in case of war, the short-range aircraft of Bomber Command would move to French airfields to operate against targets in Nazi Germany. The AASF was formed on 24 August 1939 from the ten squadrons of Fairey Battle light bombers of 1 Group under the command of Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Playfair and was dispatched to airfields in the Rheims area on 2 September 1939.

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  • RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (es)
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  • El Advanced Air Striking Force fue la principal fuerza de la RAF con base en Francia, formaba parte de la British Air Force in France (BAFF) que a su vez era parte de la Fuerza Expedicionaria Británica durante la primera parte de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Su único comandante fue el vicemariscal del aire Patrick Playfair. (es)
  • The RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (AASF) comprised the light bombers of 1 Group RAF Bomber Command, which took part in the Battle of France during the Second World War. Before hostilities began, it had been agreed between the United Kingdom and France that in case of war, the short-range aircraft of Bomber Command would move to French airfields to operate against targets in Nazi Germany. The AASF was formed on 24 August 1939 from the ten squadrons of Fairey Battle light bombers of 1 Group under the command of Air Vice-Marshal Patrick Playfair and was dispatched to airfields in the Rheims area on 2 September 1939. (en)
  • La RAF Advanced Air Striking Force (Force de frappe avancée de la RAF) ou AASF désigne initialement un ensemble de squadrons (groupes de bombardement) de bombardiers légers, de type Fairey Battle, du N°1 Group de la Royal Air Force, installé en France à la veille de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, en prévision d'attaques à mener contre l'Allemagne nazie. Avant guerre, il était convenu entre le Royaume-Uni et la France, en cas de conflit, qu'une force constituée de bombardiers légers, de la RAF viendrait occuper des aérodromes français pour agir sur des cibles situées en Allemagne. Le groupe a été formé le 24 août 1939 et s'installa sur des aérodromes situés dans la région de Reims, le 2 septembre 1939. Initialement indépendant du Corps expéditionnaire britannique et rattaché au Air Ministry, i (fr)
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