Eastchurch airfield
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Eastchurch airfield is a historic early British aviation site on the Isle of Sheppey, known as one of the birthplaces of UK military and civil flying.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastchurch airfield canonical | 2 |
| Eastchurch airfield site | 1 |
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
historic aviation site ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
development of UK civil aviation
ⓘ
development of UK military aviation ⓘ development of UK naval aviation ⓘ early British aviation pioneers ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | early 20th century ⓘ |
| hasHeritageStatus | historic airfield ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | grass (historically) ⓘ |
| knownAs |
one of the birthplaces of UK civil flying
ⓘ
one of the birthplaces of UK military flying ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Isle of Sheppey ⓘ Kent ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Isle of Sheppey ⓘ |
| near | village of Eastchurch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early civil flying in the UK
ⓘ
early military flying in the UK ⓘ role in training early British pilots ⓘ |
| partOf | British aviation history ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
civil aviation
ⓘ
flight training ⓘ military aviation ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Eastchurch
this entity surface form:
Eastchurch airfield site