RAF Scampton
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RAF Scampton was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, historically significant as a bomber base during World War II and later as the long-time home of the Red Arrows aerobatic display team.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Scampton canonical | 16 |
| RAF Scampton (former) | 1 |
| RAF Scampton Heritage Centre | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
military airbase ⓘ |
| associatedOperation | Operation Chastise ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
Avro Lancaster
ⓘ
Vulcan bomber ⓘ
surface form:
Avro Vulcan
BAE Systems Hawk T1 ⓘ
surface form:
BAE Hawk T1
|
| closureAnnouncedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Ministry of Defence
|
| closureStatus | closed as an RAF station ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation |
202 feet
ⓘ
62 metres ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | airfield ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
ⓘ
World War II airfields in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
control tower
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ hardened aircraft shelters ⓘ runway ⓘ |
| hasHeritageAssociation |
RAF Scampton
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Scampton Heritage Centre
|
| heritageStatus | site with listed buildings ⓘ |
| historicalUse | bomber base ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EGXP ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ West Lindsey ⓘ
surface form:
West Lindsey district
|
| locatedNear | Lincoln ⓘ |
| nearbyVillage | Scampton ⓘ |
| notableEvent | departure of Red Arrows to RAF Waddington ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Dambusters memorials
ⓘ
Dambusters raid association ⓘ home of the Red Arrows ⓘ |
| notableUnitStationed |
No. 617 Squadron RAF
ⓘ
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows ⓘ
surface form:
Red Arrows
|
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence
|
| primaryRole |
aerobatic display operations
ⓘ
bomber operations ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| roleDuringColdWar | V-bomber base ⓘ |
| roleDuringWWII | base for bomber squadrons ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runwayType | concrete ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force Bomber Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Bomber Command
RAF Strike Command ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RAF Scampton Heritage Centre
this entity surface form:
RAF Scampton (former)