Battle of Britain airfields

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Royal Air Force infrastructure network of military airfields

Battle of Britain airfields are the network of Royal Air Force stations across southern England that played a crucial role in defending the United Kingdom from German air attacks during the 1940 Battle of Britain.

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Label Occurrences
Battle of Britain airfields canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force infrastructure ⓘ
network of military airfields ⓘ
associatedWith No. 10 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 11 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 12 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 13 Group RAF ⓘ
conflict World War II ⓘ
surface form: Second World War
country United Kingdom ⓘ
hasPart RAF Aldergrove ⓘ
RAF Biggin Hill ⓘ
RAF Catterick ⓘ
RAF Church Fenton ⓘ
RAF Coltishall ⓘ
RAF Croydon ⓘ
RAF Debden ⓘ
RAF Digby ⓘ
RAF Duxford ⓘ
RAF Exeter ⓘ
RAF Gravesend ⓘ
RAF Hawkinge ⓘ
RAF Hornchurch ⓘ
RAF Kenley ⓘ
RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey ⓘ
RAF Leconfield ⓘ
RAF Manston ⓘ
RAF Martlesham Heath ⓘ
RAF Middle Wallop ⓘ
RAF North Weald ⓘ
RAF Northolt ⓘ
RAF Tangmere ⓘ
RAF Tern Hill ⓘ
RAF Turnhouse ⓘ
RAF Usworth ⓘ
RAF Warmwell ⓘ
RAF Westhampnett ⓘ
RAF Wittering ⓘ
hasRole defence against German air attacks ⓘ
fighter interception bases ⓘ
forward operating bases ⓘ
sector control centres ⓘ
locatedIn United Kingdom ⓘ
southern England ⓘ
notableFor sustained operations by RAF Hurricane and Spitfire squadrons ⓘ
opposed Luftwaffe ⓘ
partOf Royal Air Force ⓘ
strategicImportance protection of London and industrial regions of Britain ⓘ
timePeriod 1940 ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force Fighter Command ⓘ
usedDuring Battle of Britain ⓘ
usedFor air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ

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RAF Chapel of Remembrance at Biggin Hill → associatedWith → Battle of Britain airfields ⓘ
RAF Croydon → hasCategory → Battle of Britain airfields ⓘ