RAF Leeming

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RAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, that has served as an important base for various fast-jet, training, and support units.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
aircraftOperated BAE Systems Hawk T1
surface form: "Hawk T1"

Tornado F3
Typhoon FGR4
surface form: "Typhoon (historical, early type)"

Wellington bomber
Whitley bomber
basedUnit Royal School of Signals
surface form: "Defence School of Communications and Information Systems elements"

Joint Forward Air Control Training and Standards Unit
No. 100 Squadron RAF
No. 11 Air Experience Flight RAF
No. 135 Expeditionary Air Wing
No. 90 Signals Unit RAF
Northumbrian Universities Air Squadron
Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron
country United Kingdom
elevationAboveSeaLevel 132 feet
garrison Royal Air Force
hasFacility accommodation blocks
air traffic control tower
communications and information systems training facilities
hardened aircraft shelters
main operating base
technical site
hasRole communications and information systems training
expeditionary air wing hub
fast-jet operations (historical)
historicalRole bomber station
fighter station
IATACode
ICAOCode EGXE
locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Hambleton
surface form: "Hambleton District"
location England
North Yorkshire
nearestTown Northallerton
opened 1931
operator Royal Air Force
ownedBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
surface form: "Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)"
partOf RAF Support Force
primaryRole support
training
regionServed Northern England
runway Runway 16/34
runwayLength 2290 metres
runwaySurface asphalt
usedBy Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve
surface form: "Royal Air Force Reserves"

University Air Squadrons
usedDuringConflict Cold War
World War II
surface form: "Second World War"

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