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CARRIER AIR GROUP [3 records]

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Record 1 2021-06-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Organization
  • Ship's Aircraft (Military)
  • Operations (Air Forces)
DEF

A group of aircraft squadrons placed under a single command for administrative and tactical control of operations from an aircraft carrier.

OBS

carrier air group; CAG : designations and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Organisation militaire
  • Aéronefs embarqués (Militaire)
  • Opérations (Forces aériennes)
DEF

Groupe d'escadrons placés sous commandement unique pour le contrôle administratif et tactique des opérations à partir d'un porte-avions.

OBS

groupe aérien embarqué; CAG : désignations et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Organización militar
  • Aeronaves embarcadas (Militar)
  • Operaciones (Fuerzas aéreas)
DEF

Dos o más escuadrones aéreos bajo un solo mando para el control administrativo y táctico con el fin de realizar operaciones desde el portaaviones.

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Record 2 1998-02-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
OBS

Canadian Military Forces-Air transport, which has been an effective part of the Canadian Forces since the late 1930s, became an official element with the creation of the Directorate of Air Transport in 1943 at Air Force Headquarters. Air Transport Command evolved from 9 Transport Group on 1 April 1948 and became the air carrier for the Department of National Defence in 1950. With the inauguration of AIRCOM on 1 September 1975, Air Transport Command became Air Transport Group.

OBS

Air Transport Group; ATG: title and abbreviation to be used by the Department of National Defence (AIRCOM, Winnipeg).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
OBS

Groupe transport aérien; GTA : abréviation et titre d'usage obligatoire au ministère de la Défense nationale (C Air, Winnipeg).

OBS

À l'inauguration du commandement aérien (C Air) le 1er septembre 1975, le Commandement du transport aérien se transforma en Groupe transport aérien (GTA).

Spanish

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Record 3 1981-03-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Aeroindustry
CONT

[In Accelerated Mission Testing] the type of operations involved include missions from ship to shore, combat air patrol, interception, group attack and field carrier landing practice.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Constructions aéronautiques
CONT

(...) la simulation reproduit des conditions réelles d'emploi: départ d'une base à terre, ou d'un porte-avions, mission CAP, interception, attaque au sol, et même entraînement simulé à l'appontage.

Spanish

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