Gatow Airfield
E12395
Gatow Airfield is a former military airbase in Berlin best known for its crucial role as a hub for Allied transport aircraft during the Berlin Airlift.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| RAF Gatow | 0 | 2 |
| Flugplatz Gatow | 0 | 1 |
| Gatow | 0 | 1 |
| Luftwaffe Museum of the Bundeswehr | 0 | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former air base
→
military airfield → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Gatow Airfield
→
surface form: "Flugplatz Gatow"
Gatow Airfield →
surface form: "RAF Gatow"
|
| capturedBy |
British Armed Forces
→
surface form: "British forces"
|
| capturedIn | 1945 → |
| closedForFlightOperations | 1994 → |
| constructedBy | Luftwaffe → |
| continent | Europe → |
| controlledBy |
Germany
→
surface form: "Federal Republic of Germany (after reunification)"
United Kingdom →
surface form: "United Kingdom (during Allied occupation)"
|
| country | Germany → |
| currentUse |
Luftwaffe Museum of Military History
→
military museum site → |
| garrison |
Gatow Airfield
self-linksurface differs
→
surface form: "Luftwaffe Museum of the Bundeswehr"
Gatow Airfield self-linksurface differs →
surface form: "RAF Gatow"
|
| hasHeritageDesignation | protected historic site (parts of the airfield) → |
| hasMuseum |
Luftwaffe Museum of Military History
→
surface form: "Luftwaffenmuseum der Bundeswehr"
|
| hasRole | hub for Allied transport aircraft during the Berlin Airlift → |
| IATACode | GWW → |
| locatedIn |
Berlin
→
Gatow Airfield self-linksurface differs →
surface form: "Gatow"
|
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Spandau
→
West Berlin → |
| locatedNear | Havel River → |
| locatedOn | western edge of Berlin → |
| militaryBranch |
Luftwaffe
→
surface form: "German Air Force"
Royal Air Force → |
| nearbyCity | Potsdam → |
| nearbySettlement | Gatow village → |
| notableFor | role in the Berlin Airlift → |
| operator |
Bundeswehr
→
Luftwaffe → Royal Air Force → |
| originallyUsedBy | Luftwaffe → |
| ownedBy |
Federal Government of Germany
→
surface form: "German Federal Government"
|
| partOf |
Allied airfields in Berlin
→
Berlin → Berlin Airlift →
surface form: "Berlin Airlift air corridor system"
|
| runwaySurface | concrete → |
| startOfOperation | 1935 → |
| usedBy |
British Armed Forces
→
Royal Air Force → West Berlin Allied forces → |
| usedDuring |
Berlin Airlift
→
Cold War → |
| usedFor |
Berlin Airlift
→
surface form: "Berlin Airlift operations"
military aviation → transport aviation → |
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form: "RAF Gatow"
this entity surface form: "Flugplatz Gatow"
this entity surface form: "RAF Gatow"
this entity surface form: "Luftwaffe Museum of the Bundeswehr"
this entity surface form: "Gatow"
subject surface form: "Gatow"
subject surface form: "Gatow"