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Air fighting tactic
The Big Wing, also known as a Balbo, was an air fighting tactic proposed during the Battle of Britain by 12 Group commander Air Vice-Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory
Big_Wing
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1892–1944)
Squadron Leader Douglas Bader a massed fighter formation known as the "Big Wing", which they used to hunt German bomber formations. Leigh-Mallory was critical
Trafford_Leigh-Mallory
Japanese transporting system company
Korea, and an escalator factory in Shanghai China. In Japan, Fujitec's “Big Wing” facility houses a 560-foot research tower, one of the tallest in the world
Fujitec
British World War II flying ace (1910–1982)
friend and supporter of Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory and his "Big Wing" experiments. In August 1941, Bader parachuted out of his damaged plane
Douglas_Bader
Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1882–1970)
Dowding system). He subsequently came into conflict with proponents of the Big Wing tactic, most notably Trafford Leigh-Mallory and Douglas Bader, which along
Hugh_Dowding
New Zealand glider
The Big Wing was the name given to a large glider designed and built by Douglas Huntly Righton during the 1950s and 60s. Righton was a farmer from Ruawai
Righton_Big_Wing
Airport in Cambridgeshire, England
reached their target. This proved Duxford's importance (see the article on Big Wing for more detail), so two more squadrons were added, No. 302 (Polish) Squadron
Duxford_Aerodrome
2010 book by Michael Lewis
The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine is a nonfiction book by Michael Lewis about the build-up of the United States housing bubble during the 2000s
The_Big_Short
British Marshal of the Royal Air Force (1893–1969)
Douglas supported Air Chief Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory who argued for a 'Big Wing' strategy i.e. using massed fighters to defend the United Kingdom against
Sholto Douglas, 1st Baron Douglas of Kirtleside
Sholto_Douglas,_1st_Baron_Douglas_of_Kirtleside
American political drama television series (1999–2006)
The West Wing is an American political drama television series created by Aaron Sorkin that was originally broadcast on NBC from September 22, 1999, to
The_West_Wing
Prototype attack helicopter
long-span "big wing", 13 feet (4.0 m) wide, was designed for the KingCobra, but apparently never fitted except as a static mockup. The "big wing" was to
Bell_309_KingCobra
Political ideologies favouring egalitarianism
Left-wing politics, leftist politics, and leftism are descriptions within the left–right political spectrum for a range of political ideologies that generally
Left-wing_politics
Japanese actress (born 1975)
"時をかける少女". TV drama database (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2024. "Big Wing". TBS (in Japanese). Retrieved June 19, 2024. "「北の国から」機にゴール/内田、吉岡さんが挙式"
Yuki_Uchida
Species of gastropod
Aplysia gilchristi , the big-wing sea hare, is a very large species of sea slug, more specifically a sea hare, a marine opisthobranch gastropod mollusk
Aplysia_gilchristi
Day remembering the Battle of Britain on 15 September 1940
Group, the Big Wing tactic had its problems. The amount of time it took to position such a large formation for interception meant that the Big Wing often failed
Battle_of_Britain_Day
Japanese manga magazine
Akabee by Hiroshi Kurogane Ayako by Osamu Tezuka Barbara by Osamu Tezuka Big Wing, written by Masao Yajima and illustrated by Shinji Hikino Baiyaku Kakebachō
Big_Comic
New Zealand soldier, aviator and former Royal Air Force Air Chief Marshal (1892–1975)
response times for assembly of the Big Wing. In the absence of any protest from Dowding, Douglas approved the use of Big Wings over No. 11 Group's area of
Keith_Park
Political ideologies favouring social orders
Right-wing politics, or rightism, is the range of political ideologies that view certain social stratifications and orders as inevitable, natural, normal
Right-wing_politics
American actor (born 1966)
drama The West Wing, Jeremy Goodwin on Sports Night, U.S. Attorney General David Rosen on Scandal, and Caltech President Siebert on The Big Bang Theory.
Joshua_Malina
Triangle shaped aircraft wing configuration
A delta wing is a wing shaped in the form of a triangle. It is named for its similarity in shape to the Greek uppercase letter delta (Δ). Although long
Delta_wing
Motor car race
his nose and a marshall lost an eye. Dave Sims said in 2010 "We had the big wing in Barcelona and Chapman said I want to make it wider with aluminium and
1969_Spanish_Grand_Prix
Political party in Brazil
force for centrism in Brazil and commonly unites with both left-wing and right-wing parties. In this way, the party managed to have members occupying
Social Democratic Party (Brazil, 2011)
Social_Democratic_Party_(Brazil,_2011)
Writer and RAF Officer
Battle of Britain (1969) Wright was one of the early proponents of the Big Wing conspiracy theory that blamed Trafford Leigh-Mallory and the British Air
Robert Wright (British historian)
Robert_Wright_(British_historian)
Political ideology
Right-wing populism, also called right populism and national populism, is a political ideology that combines right-wing politics with populist rhetoric
Right-wing_populism
Hong Kong/New Zealand singer (born 1960)
South by Southwest festival. On 11 May 2008, Wing performed on the BBC Introducing-stage at Radio 1's Big Weekend, singing versions of ABBA's "Dancing
Wing_(singer)
Broad political party
synonymous with "big tent". In the 21st century, the party is often characterised as having a "small-l liberal" wing and a conservative wing, which frequently
Big_tent
Sesame Street character
neck of the puppet. The Muppeteer's left hand serves as Big Bird's left wing, while the right wing is stuffed and hangs loosely from a fishing line that
Big_Bird
Lea, Austin, Faribault, Owatonna, Mankato, Red Wing, Rochester, and Winona. It was then called the Big Eight. Until 1931 the Conference concerned itself
Big_9_Conference
Canadian animated series
added as of October 2026. Taking place on Big Swirl Island, an island inhabited by birds and other animals, Top Wing follows four eager young birds—Swift,
Top_Wing
Once-yearly Buffalo Wing eating competition
decided to spoof the Big 5 Philadelphia area universities basketball teams. The winner of these "Wingoffs" gain automatic entry into the Wing Bowl. WIP announced
Wing_Bowl
Tactical commander of a Commonwealth military wing
the most senior or experienced commander of the squadrons involved. The "Big Wing" had been conceived as a defensive measure against German air raids during
Wing_leader
Place in Northland Region, New Zealand
farmer Doug Righton had a wing design patented in 1931 and during the 1950s and 1960s, he built a large glider, the Righton Big Wing, based on that patent
Ruawai
1987 studio album by Ut
the top 50 albums of 2006. Evangelist - 2:49 I.D. - 5:14 Swallow - 3:40 Big Wing - 4:22 Hotel - 4:37 Homebled - 7:13 Shut Fog - 5:38 Mosquito Botticelli
In_Gut's_House
Near Big Spring, Texas
operational wing at Webb AFB was the 78th Flying Training Wing. The facility first was used by the United States Army Air Forces as Big Spring Army Air
Webb_Air_Force_Base
Species of tree
Henry Nicholas Ridley in 1925. The specific epithet mecistopteryx means 'big wing', referring to the fruit's lobes. In 2022 Peter Shaw Ashton and Jacqueline
Rubroshorea_mecistopteryx
Political ideology that combines left-wing politics and populist rhetoric and themes
Left-wing populism is a political ideology that combines left-wing politics with populist rhetoric and themes. Its rhetoric often includes elements of
Left-wing_populism
Surname list
molester Sybilla Righton Masters (1676–1720), American inventor Righton Big Wing, a New Zealand glider Ride On (disambiguation) Right On (disambiguation)
Righton
System of classifying political positions
and social hierarchy. In general, left-wing politics support the sharing of political power, while right-wing politics are in favor of the concentration
Left–right_political_spectrum
2001 single by Every Little Thing
single on February 21, 2001. It was used as the theme song for the TV drama Big Wing. Graceful World (Words - Kaori Mochida / music - Yasuo Ohtani) Graceful
Graceful_World
American basketball player (born 1999)
Improved in the Big East". 247Sports.com. Retrieved December 10, 2019. Strauss, Ethan (December 6, 2019). "Searching for Siakam: Here's a big wing with sleeper
Paul_Reed_(basketball)
Swedish mid-engine sports car
he reckons this car would be 4 seconds faster than it was if it had a big wing on the back." Svensson, Gunnar (5 June 2006). "Koenigsegg får Top Gear-vinge"
Koenigsegg_CCX
Radio station in Dayton, Ohio
It was in the 1940s during the big band era and later with the advent of R&B-combined rock n' roll in the 1950s when WING became Dayton's original hit music
WING
Manmade barrier that extends partway into a river
A wing dam or wing dike is a man-made barrier that, unlike a conventional dam, only extends partway into a river. These structures force water into a fast-moving
Wing_dam
Episode of The West Wing
"A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote" is a special reunion episode of the television series The West Wing. The episode was a recreation of
A West Wing Special to Benefit When We All Vote
A_West_Wing_Special_to_Benefit_When_We_All_Vote
Large U.S. film companies
international markets, major film studios, often known simply as majors or Big Four studios, are commonly regarded as four diversified media conglomerates
Major_film_studios
Political alignment in the right-wing spectrum
Union for Social Justice emerged which differed from other right-wing groups by attacking big business, calling for economic reforms, and rejecting nativism
Far-right_politics
Political alignment in the left-wing spectrum
political spectrum. They are a heterogeneous group of ideologies within left-wing politics, and wide variety exists between different far-left groups. Ideologies
Far-left_politics
Video game series
Wing Commander is a media franchise consisting of space combat simulation video games from Origin Systems, Inc., an animated television series, a feature
Wing_Commander_(franchise)
2003 Hong Kong film by Andrew Lau and Alan Mak
Kwun dead, the Big Four triad underbosses intend to stop paying their dues to the Ngai family, but Kwun's successor and son Ngai Wing-Hau manipulates
Infernal_Affairs_II
Michigan–Minnesota football rivalry
1925). Both universities are founding members of the Big Ten Conference. As a result of the Big Ten not playing a complete round-robin schedule, Michigan
Little Brown Jug (college football trophy)
Little_Brown_Jug_(college_football_trophy)
British TV sitcom (2004–2007)
Green Wing is a British sitcom set in the fictional East Hampton Hospital. It was created by the same team behind the sketch show Smack the Pony – Channel
Green_Wing
Military unit
Squadron to conduct combat flight operations with the Improved Endurance (Big Wing) RQ-7B Shadow. The squadron employed the K-MAX as a support asset to North
VMUT-2
Syrian television actor and voice actor
Metal Fury as Ryuga Ben 10 - Dr. Animo, Stinkfly Opti-Morphs Super Wings - Big Wing (Venus Centre version) The Fairly OddParents as Sheldon Dinkleberg (Classical
Yahya_Alkafri
Former Royal Air Force operations group
test his Big Wing theory (espoused by Squadron Leader Douglas Bader), more time was needed to get the necessary squadrons airborne. The Big Wings met
No._12_Group_RAF
Railway station in Yamagata, Yamagata Prefecture, Japan
April 1, 1987. The station building was rebuilt in December 1999. Yamagata Big Wing Convention center Yamagata General Sports Arena Media related to Uzen-Chitose
Uzen-Chitose_Station
White House construction project
will involve a similar excavation adjacent to the East Wing. Funds for the White House Big Dig were allocated by a congressional appropriation made
White_House_Big_Dig
Census-designated place in Wisconsin, United States
miles (2.98 km2), all land. Port Wing is the site of South Shore School District. Jolene Anderson, former WNBA player, Big Ten Conference Women's Basketball
Port_Wing,_Wisconsin
Royal Air Force officer
Flying with the 92d out of Biggin Hill, joining two other squadrons in a Big Wing group, on 24 September 1940, in response to a ten Ju 88 medium bomber attack
John_Bryson_(RAF_officer)
Political alignment in the middle of the left–right political spectrum
is the range of political ideologies that exist between left-wing politics and right-wing politics on the left–right political spectrum. It is associated
Centrism
Season of television series
final season of the American political drama television series The West Wing aired in the United States on NBC from September 25, 2005, to May 14, 2006
The_West_Wing_season_7
Former command of the Royal Air Force
under the tactical control of the new post of wing leader, a survivor of 1940 with the rank of wing commander. Fighter Command began a campaign to gain
RAF_Fighter_Command
1996 American TV series or program
October 14, 2011. Wing Commander CIC Wing Commander Academy at IMDb Wing Commander Academy[link removed] at the Big Cartoon DataBase Wing Commander Academy
Wing_Commander_Academy
1990 video game
Wing Commander is the first game in Chris Roberts' space flight simulation Wing Commander franchise by Origin Systems. The game was first released for
Wing_Commander_(video_game)
Military tactic
Allied naval forces in detail, with only light damage to his own. Horatii Big Wing Strategy of the central position Battle of annihilation Swarming (military)
Defeat_in_detail
Water sport
Wing foiling or wing surfing or winging is a wind propelled water sport that developed from kitesurfing, windsurfing and surfing. The sailor, standing
Wing_foiling
Commissioned rank in the RAF and air forces of other Commonwealth countries
Wing commander (Wg Cdr or W/C) is a senior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force. The rank is used by air forces
Wing_commander
2001 studio album by Every Little Thing
composition and arrangement. All lyrics are written by Kaori Mochida. TBS drama Big Wing Theme Initial D Ending Theme Shiseido "MA CHERIE" commercial song The Ainori
4_Force
Japanese anime television series
with the Big-Wing. With the command "Sigma Formation", the three robots form a triangle, and when they shout "Trinity Charge", the Big-Wing flies to them
Space_Emperor_God_Sigma
Football formation
and a handed snap are commonly called "wing T" or "winged T". Created by Glenn "Pop" Warner, the single wing was deemed superior to the T formation in
Single-wing_formation
Village in Cambridgeshire, England
the Battle of Britain. Duxford Aerodrome was the home of Douglas Bader's Big Wing during that battle. Duxford airfield later became a fighter airfield for
Duxford
Royal Air Force operations group
AOC of 12 Group, Air Vice Marshal Trafford Leigh-Mallory, who used the Big Wing controversy to criticise Park's tactics. Leigh-Mallory's lack of support
No._11_Group_RAF
American television writer and producer
is best known as a writer for The West Wing. His other writing credits include work on Dirty Sexy Money, Big Love, The Newsroom, and Madam Secretary
Paul_Redford
English television personality and presenter (born 1989)
Black and Right-Wing. She has also appeared on Celeb Cooking School and was a housemate on the twenty-third series of Celebrity Big Brother. Millz was
Zeze_Millz
City in Minnesota, United States
those 65 or over. Manufacturers in Red Wing include Red Wing Shoes, Riedell Skates, and Red Wing Stoneware. Big Turn Music Fest – February Prairie Island
Red_Wing,_Minnesota
British military operation in World War II
the airflow over an interceptor's wing to raise one wing of the V-1, by sliding the wing tip under the bomb's wing and bringing it to within 6 in (150 mm)
Operation_Diver
for a short time, but gliders are designed to glide for longer. Righton Big Wing – experimental monoplane glider "j2mcl-planeurs". Team J2mcL. Retrieved
List_of_New_Zealand_gliders
Largest and most influential technology companies in the world
The term Big Tech is similar to terms for other powerful industries, such as Big Media, Big Oil, Big Pharma, and Big Tobacco. Careers in Big Tech, particularly
Big_Tech
SailGP Team
done." Burling disagreed that the 29m wing was out of range in the wind conditions. "We’ve sailed the big wing in a little more breeze than that," he
New_Zealand_SailGP_Team
1902–2025 portion of the White House
The East Wing was a portion of the White House complex in Washington, D.C. that was built in 1902, significantly expanded in 1942, and controversially
East_Wing
Residence and workplace of the US president
he and his architect Benjamin Henry Latrobe added low colonnades on each wing to conceal what then were stables and storage. In 1814, during the War of
White_House
British writer and broadcaster (1917–2014)
the German battleships Scharnhorst and Gneisenau. In 1942, he flew in "Big Wing" fighter sweeps over France with No. 411 Squadron RCAF. On one of these
Bill_Ash
Hong Kong actor and martial artist
sustained from the incident. In film, Liu is credited as Lau Wing. Gui liu xing (1971) The Big Boss (1971) - Hsiao Chiun Fist of Fury (1972) - Chin The Way
Tony_Liu
Former Royal Air Force operations group
transferred from the Royal Naval Air Service; a fighter group formed from a wing in the British Expeditionary Force in 1940; and finally a fighter group covering
No._14_Group_RAF
2015 film by Adam McKay
The Big Short is a 2015 American biographical comedy drama film directed by Adam McKay from a screenplay by McKay and Charles Randolph. Based on the 2010
The_Big_Short_(film)
British ground attack aircraft
Harrier II, or the independent development of a "Big Wing" Harrier. This proposal would have increased the wing area from 200 to 250 square feet (19 to 23 m2)
Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier
Theory in aviation
In aviation, the Big Sky Theory is that two randomly flying bodies are very unlikely to collide, as three-dimensional space is so large relative to the
Big_sky_theory
Special vehicle to fly in air just above sea or ground
ground-effect vehicle (GEV), ekranoplan (from Russian: экранопла́н "screenglider"), wing-in-ground-effect (WIGE or WIG), ground-effect craft/machine (GEM), wingship
Ground-effect_vehicle
French journalist and political activist (born 1957)
Wars and Big Lies: From 9/11 to Donald Trump, Progressive Press, 2019, ISBN 978-1615770120 Riding, Alan (22 June 2002). "Sept. 11 as Right-Wing U.S. Plot:
Thierry_Meyssan
Starfighter in the Star Wars franchise
in Star Wars: The Last Jedi. It is a bigger spacecraft used by the Resistance against the First Order. The A-wing was one of two new Rebel Alliance starfighters
A-wing
Musical artist, member of the band Have a Nice Life
work has been primarily released under the aliases Giles Corey and Black Wing. Outside of this, he has been involved in various short-lived bands. In 2003
Dan_Barrett
1994 video game
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger is the third main game in Chris Roberts' Wing Commander science fiction space combat simulation video game series
Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger
Wing_Commander_III:_Heart_of_the_Tiger
Personality model consisting of five broad dimensions
In psychology and psychometrics, the Big Five personality trait model or five-factor model (FFM), sometimes called by the mnemonic acronym OCEAN or CANOE
Big_Five_personality_traits
American painter and musician (born 1939)
Grace Slick (born Grace Barnett Wing; October 30, 1939) is an American musician and painter whose musical career spanned four decades. She was a prominent
Grace_Slick
Group of US non-profit organizations
The Big Seven is a group of non-partisan, non-profit organizations whose members include United States state and local government officials: Council of
Big_Seven_(United_States)
1986 film directed by John Carpenter
Big Trouble in Little China (also known as John Carpenter's Big Trouble in Little China) is a 1986 American fantasy action-comedy film directed by John
Big_Trouble_in_Little_China
Interrelated attitudinal clusters
In psychology, right-wing authoritarianism (RWA) is a set of attitudes describing somebody who is highly submissive to their authority figures, acts aggressively
Right-wing_authoritarianism
Indian external intelligence agency
The Research & Analysis Wing (R&AW) is the foreign intelligence agency of the Government of India. It is responsible for the collection, processing and
Research_&_Analysis_Wing
Pattern of seven bright stars in the constellation Ursa Major
The Big Dipper (Canada, US) or the Plough (UK, Ireland) is an asterism consisting of seven bright stars of the constellation Ursa Major; six of them are
Big_Dipper
Aviation in the aftermath of World War II
variants, notably the Sea Harrier and the McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II "big-wing" Harrier. Examples saw operational service with the UK, USA, Spain and
Post-war_aviation
2025 studio album by These New Puritans
Crooked Wing is the fifth studio album by English art rock band These New Puritans. It was released on 23 May 2025 via Domino digitally, and in vinyl and
Crooked_Wing
travel, tourism, insurance
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