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.

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Label Occurrences
RAF Bentwaters canonical 1

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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

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Rendlesham hasNearbyMilitarySite RAF Bentwaters