RAF Basra
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RAF Basra was a Royal Air Force station in Basra, Iraq, that served as a key British air base in the Middle East, particularly during the interwar period and World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Basra canonical | 1 |
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| alliance | British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
British forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Second World War era
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Middle East ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Shatt al-Arab waterway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Basra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Iraq NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Basra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
British military presence in Iraq
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Iraq Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
air operations base
ⓘ
staging post for long‑range flights ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Middle East theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Persian Gulf region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicRole |
key British air base in the Middle East
ⓘ
support of British imperial communications ⓘ support of air operations in Iraq ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.