RAF St Mawgan
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RAF St Mawgan is a Royal Air Force station in Cornwall, England, historically significant as a major maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare base.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF St Mawgan canonical | 4 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
Avro Shackleton
ⓘ
Hawker Siddeley Nimrod ⓘ
surface form:
Nimrod maritime patrol aircraft
|
| basedUnit |
RAF Coastal Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Coastal Command units
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| hasElevation | approximately 390 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
airfield operations
ⓘ
military training ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
important anti-submarine warfare station during the Cold War
ⓘ
major maritime patrol base for the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGDG ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure | long-range runway suitable for large aircraft ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryService | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| hasRegion |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| hasRunway | Runway 12/30 ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLength | approximately 2744 metres ⓘ |
| hasRunwayOrientation | 120/300 degrees ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | SM ⓘ |
| hasType | military airfield ⓘ |
| hasUse |
host for exercises and training courses
ⓘ
support to civil aviation at Newquay ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
anti-submarine warfare operations
ⓘ
maritime reconnaissance operations ⓘ search and rescue support ⓘ |
| isNamedAfter | nearby village of St Mawgan ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cornwall
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedInParish |
St Mawgan
ⓘ
surface form:
St Mawgan-in-Pydar
|
| locatedNear | Newquay ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north coast of Cornwall ⓘ |
| nearbyCivilAirport | Newquay Airport ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
St Mawgan
ⓘ
surface form:
Mawgan-in-Pydar
St Columb Major ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
|
| partOf | UK air defence infrastructure ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare base
ⓘ
maritime patrol base ⓘ training station ⓘ |
| sharesAirfieldWith | Newquay Airport ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Armed Forces of NATO member states
ⓘ
surface form:
NATO forces
|
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.