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The 36 pages that link to Air superiority, each with the reason it gives.

• Amphibious warfareRelated: Control of the air protects landing forces and supports their movement inland.

• Aircraft carrierRelated: Carrier fighters can protect the fleet and help establish control of the air.

• Strategic bombing during World War IIRelated: Allied control of the skies enabled increasingly large daylight bombing campaigns.

• Close air supportRelated: Control of the air can make close air support more available and reduce threats to supporting aircraft.

• Royal Air ForceRelated: Securing it is a central purpose of RAF combat operations.

• Military aviationRelated: Fighters and supporting aircraft seek to secure the airspace needed for military operations.

• Air interdictionRelated: Air superiority makes interdiction missions more feasible and less vulnerable.

• Air powerRelated: It protects air missions and shapes what forces can do across a theater.

• Air defenseRelated: Air defense seeks to deny an adversary the freedom to achieve air superiority.

• Billy MitchellRelated: Mitchell treated control of the air as a prerequisite for effective military aviation.

• Giulio DouhetRelated: Douhet considered control of the skies a prerequisite for bombing campaigns.

• Hugh TrenchardRelated: Trenchard’s offensive approach depended on contesting control of the air over the battlefield.

• Military tacticsRelated: Air power changes which tactical movements can be attempted safely on the ground.

• Multirole combat aircraftRelated: Air-to-air missions let multirole aircraft contest enemy control of the skies.

• Bernard FreybergRelated: German control of the air constrained Allied movement and resupply on Crete.

• Interceptor aircraftRelated: Interception protects airspace, while air superiority describes the broader outcome sought.

• Beyond-visual-range missileRelated: BVR missiles help fighters contest and maintain control of the air.

• Military aircraftRelated: Aircraft are central tools for gaining and exploiting control of the air.

• Operation VarsityRelated: Allied control of the air helped the transport fleet approach the landing zones.

• Aerial warfareRelated: It determines whether aircraft can carry out missions with acceptable risk.

• Malayan campaignRelated: Japanese control of the air restricted Allied movement and weakened defenses throughout the campaign.

• Battle of Antonov AirportRelated: The feasibility of maintaining an air bridge to Hostomel depended on control of the surrounding airspace.

• Kurt StudentRelated: The Crete invasion relied on German control of the air despite the absence of secure naval control.

• Man-portable air-defense systemRelated: Man-portable missiles can complicate local air operations without securing control of the air.

• Claire Lee ChennaultRelated: Chennault sought local control of the skies to protect Chinese forces and disrupt Japanese operations.

• TriplaneRelated: Triplane fighters were judged by whether their maneuverability helped control the air.

• Air force modernizationRelated: Fighters, sensors, weapons, and training are often modernized to secure control of the air.