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5 WING [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-07-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Units (Regular Force, Armed Forces)
- Air Forces
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- 5 Wing
1, record 1, English, 5%20Wing
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- 5 W 2, record 1, English, 5%20W
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Goose Bay, Newfoundland and Labrador. 3, record 1, English, - 5%20Wing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
5 Wing Goose Bay is the site of Allied tactical flying training in Canada. It is home to permanent detachments from Britain's Royal Air Force, the German Luftwaffe, the Royal Netherlands Air Force and the Italian Aeronautic Militiare. 5 Wing also serves as a NORAD [North American Aerospace Defence Command] CF-18 deployed operating base and airfield supporting a mix of aviation activities, military and civilian, in North-Eastern Canada. 4, record 1, English, - 5%20Wing
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
5 Wing; 5 W: title and shortened form to be used by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Forces (Air Command, Winnipeg). 3, record 1, English, - 5%20Wing
Record 1, Key term(s)
- 5th Wing
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Unités (régulières, Forces armées)
- Forces aériennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- 5e Escadre
1, record 1, French, 5e%20Escadre
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- 5 Ere 2, record 1, French, 5%20Ere
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La lettre «e» suivant le chiffre «5» se place en exposant. 3, record 1, French, - 5e%20Escadre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Goose Bay, Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador. 3, record 1, French, - 5e%20Escadre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
La 5e Escadre Goose Bay est l'emplacement de l'entraînement en vol tactique des Forces alliées au Canada. Des détachements permanents de la Royal Air Force de Grande-Bretagne, de la Luftwaffe d'Allemagne, de la Royal Air Force des Pays-Bas, ainsi que des Forces aériennes d'Italie s'y trouvent également. La 5e Escadre est aussi le terrain d'aviation et la base des opérations déployées de CF-18 du NORAD [Commandement de la défense aérospatiale de l'Amérique du Nord], qui appuient diverses activités d'aviation militaire et civile dans le Nord-Est du Canada. 4, record 1, French, - 5e%20Escadre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 4 OBS
En français, on ne met pas d'article entre le nom de l'escadre et son lieu. Ainsi, on doit écrire 5e Escadre Goose Bay et non 5e Escadre de Goose Bay ou 5e Escadre à Goose Bay. 3, record 1, French, - 5e%20Escadre
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 5 OBS
5e Escadre; 5 Ere : titre et forme abrégée d'usage obligatoire au ministère la Défense nationale et dans les Forces canadiennes (Commandement aérien, Winnipeg). 3, record 1, French, - 5e%20Escadre
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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