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.

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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

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Isle of Sheppey hasHistoricalSite Eastchurch airfield
Eastchurch, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England hasFeature Eastchurch airfield
subject surface form: Eastchurch
Eastchurch hasLandmark Eastchurch airfield
this entity surface form: Eastchurch airfield site