RAF Bentwaters
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RAF Bentwaters was a former Royal Air Force and later United States Air Force station in Suffolk, England, best known for its role in Cold War air operations and its association with the Rendlesham Forest UFO incident.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Bentwaters canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
United States Air Force station ⓘ former military airbase ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Rendlesham Forest UFO incident
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rendlesham Forest incident ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
A-10 Thunderbolt II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
F-101 Voodoo NERFINISHED ⓘ F-4 Phantom II NERFINISHED ⓘ F-5 Freedom Fighter NERFINISHED ⓘ F-84 Thunderjet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedUnit |
81st Tactical Fighter Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | post–Cold War drawdown ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Air Forces in Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
business park
ⓘ
film and television location ⓘ general aviation airfield ⓘ |
| formsComplexWith | RAF Woodbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
81st Fighter Wing
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
81st Tactical Fighter Wing NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Bentwaters Parks
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Bentwaters Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
airfield
ⓘ
fighter base ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | EGVJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStation | RAF Woodbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | concrete ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Suffolk ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Rendlesham Forest
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Woodbridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Cold War NATO air defence role
ⓘ
Rendlesham Forest UFO incident NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
USAFE NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Suffolk Coastal district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cold War air operations
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ nuclear strike role ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.