RAF Bawdsey
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RAF Bawdsey was a Royal Air Force radar station in Suffolk, England, notable as one of the pioneering sites for early British radar development and air defense during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Bawdsey canonical | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
ⓘ
radar station ⓘ |
| closureReason | rationalisation of UK air defence radar network ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| coordinateSystem | OS grid reference ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
heritage and museum activities (periodic)
ⓘ
partly disused ⓘ |
| endDate | 1990s ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force personnel ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Chain Home radar network
ⓘ
surface form:
Chain Home radar masts
ROTOR bunker ⓘ Type 80 radar ⓘ domestic site ⓘ guardroom ⓘ operations block ⓘ radar receiver block ⓘ radar transmitter block ⓘ technical site ⓘ underground bunker ⓘ |
| heritageStatus |
listed buildings (selected structures)
ⓘ
scheduled monument (parts of site) ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Suffolk ⓘ |
| locatedNear | River Deben estuary ⓘ |
| locatedOn |
Bawdsey
ⓘ
surface form:
Bawdsey Peninsula
|
| location |
Bawdsey
ⓘ
surface form:
Bawdsey, Suffolk, England
|
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Bawdsey
ⓘ
surface form:
Bawdsey village
Felixstowe ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Chain Home radar system development
ⓘ
air defence during the Second World War ⓘ early British radar development ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Air Ministry ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chain Home
ⓘ
ROTOR radar network ⓘ Dowding system ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom air defence network
|
| postWarUse |
RAF School of Fighter Control
ⓘ
radar station in ROTOR programme ⓘ training establishment ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| serviceEntry | 1937 ⓘ |
| startDate | 1936 ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
ground-controlled interception
ⓘ
radar operations ⓘ radar research ⓘ training ⓘ |
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