RAF Kemble

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Royal Air Force station

RAF Kemble was a former Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, best known as an early home of the Red Arrows and later as a major aircraft maintenance and storage airfield.

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Royal Air Force station →
basedUnit	No. 5 Maintenance Unit RAF → No. 7 Maintenance Unit RAF → Red Arrows → United States Air Force detachments →
country	United Kingdom →
currentStatus	civilian airport →
garrison	Royal Air Force →
hasICAOCode	EGBP →
hasInfrastructure	dispersal areas → hangars → maintenance facilities →
hasRunway	east–west runway → northeast–southwest runway → northwest–southeast runway →
IATHost	International Air Tattoo →
laterKnownAs	Cotswold Airport →
locatedInAdministrativeArea	Cotswold District →
location	England → Gloucestershire →
militaryBranch	Royal Air Force →
near	Cirencester → Kemble village →
notableAircraftActivity	airliner storage → fast jet storage → jet trainer operations →
notableFor	early home of the Red Arrows →
opened	World War II era →
operatedBy	RAF Maintenance Command → RAF Transport Command →
operator	Royal Air Force →
partOf	Royal Air Force station network in the UK →
postMilitaryUse	air shows → aircraft recycling → civil airfield → general aviation →
primaryRole	maintenance airfield → storage airfield →
region	South West England →
runwaySurface	concrete →
status	former military airfield →
usedDuring	Cold War → Second World War →
usedFor	aircraft maintenance → aircraft storage → training →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
RAF Aerobatic Team Red Arrows →	previousBase