RAF Wattisham
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RAF Wattisham was a major Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, historically significant as a front-line fighter base during and after the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Wattisham canonical | 5 |
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| country |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | airfield ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Royal Air Force stations in Suffolk
ⓘ
Royal Air Force stations of World War II ⓘ Royal Air Force stations ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force stations of the Cold War
|
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
surface form:
Cold War era
Second World War era ⓘ post-war era ⓘ |
| IATAcode | WXF ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | EGUW ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | East Anglia ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Ipswich
ⓘ
Stowmarket ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Suffolk ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| militaryType | air base ⓘ |
| notableAircraftRole | fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| notableFor |
air defence alert duties
ⓘ
front-line fighter operations ⓘ |
| notableFunction |
air defence of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
fighter interception ⓘ |
| operationalRole | front-line fighter base ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dowding system
ⓘ
surface form:
UK air defence network
|
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runwayUse | military aviation ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| significance | major RAF station in East Anglia ⓘ |
| status | former RAF station ⓘ |
| successorUse | Army Air Corps station ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF
subject surface form:
No. 111 Squadron RAF