RNAS Killingholme

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RNAS Killingholme was a World War I seaplane and airship station on the Humber Estuary in Lincolnshire, England, used primarily for maritime patrols and anti-submarine operations.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Naval Air Station
military air base
conflict World War I
country United Kingdom
era World War I period
garrison Royal Naval Air Service personnel
hasFacility airship station
seaplane base
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity England
Lincolnshire
locatedInRegion East Midlands
locatedNear Killingholme
locatedOn Humber Estuary
location Humber Estuary
militaryBranch Royal Navy
operatedBy Royal Naval Air Service
partOf Royal Naval Air Service
surface form: Royal Naval Air Service coastal patrol network
primaryMission anti-submarine patrols over the North Sea
protection of shipping in the North Sea
serviceEntry World War I era
type seaplane and airship station
usedDuring 1914–1918 period
usedFor airship operations
anti-submarine warfare
maritime patrol
seaplane operations

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Killingholme hasNearbyFacility RNAS Killingholme
this entity surface form: Killingholme airfield (former military airfield)
Royal Naval Air Service notableBase RNAS Killingholme