RAF Fowlmere

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RAF Fowlmere was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, used notably by Allied fighter squadrons during the Second World War.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
RAF Bassingbourn 2
RAF Fowlmere canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
military airfield
aircraftOperated North American P-51 Mustang
Supermarine Spitfire
builtFor Royal Flying Corps
controlledBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
country United Kingdom
currentUse farmland
general aviation airfield
distanceFromCambridge approximately 8 miles south-west
elevation approximately 40 metres above sea level
garrison Royal Air Force
hasHeritage remains of wartime dispersals and tracks
hasNearbyFeature Fowlmere nature reserve
village of Fowlmere
hasRunwaySurface grass
hasStationCode FWE
IATAcode none
ICAOcode none
locatedIn Cambridgeshire, England
surface form: Cambridgeshire

East of England
England
locatedNear Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire
nearbyCity CAMBRIDGE
surface form: Cambridge
notableFor RAF Spitfire squadron operations
USAAF Mustang escort missions over Europe
notableUse fighter operations during the Second World War
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Fighter Command airfield network
region South Cambridgeshire
role fighter airfield
satellite airfield
satelliteOf RAF Duxford
status closed as RAF station
usedBy Allied air forces
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
usedByUnit 339th Fighter Group, USAAF
504th Fighter Squadron, USAAF
505th Fighter Squadron, USAAF
506th Fighter Squadron, USAAF
No. 154 Squadron RAF
No. 19 Squadron RAF
No. 411 Squadron RCAF
No. 421 Squadron RCAF
usedDuringConflict World War I
surface form: First World War

World War II
surface form: Second World War

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bassingbourn hasNearby RAF Fowlmere
this entity surface form: RAF Bassingbourn
Bassingbourn historicallyKnownFor RAF Fowlmere
this entity surface form: RAF Bassingbourn