RNAS Machrihanish
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RNAS Machrihanish was a former Royal Navy air station in Scotland that served as a key maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare base during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RNAS Machrihanish canonical | 1 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Naval Air Station
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| allianceRole | NATO maritime defense infrastructure NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branch | Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | Cold War naval confrontation between NATO and Warsaw Pact ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance | Cold War period ⓘ |
| geographicalFeature | located on the west coast of Scotland ⓘ |
| IATAcode | CAL NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | EGEC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | civilian airport use as Campbeltown Airport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Argyll and Bute ⓘ |
| location | near Campbeltown, Kintyre, Scotland ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Campbeltown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | very long main runway suitable for large aircraft ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Navy ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ |
| region | Kintyre peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 1 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| status | former military air station ⓘ |
| strategicImportance | monitoring Soviet submarine activity in the North Atlantic ⓘ |
| strategicRole | forward operating base for Atlantic operations ⓘ |
| usedBy | NATO NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Cold War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
NATO exercises
ⓘ
anti-submarine aircraft operations ⓘ maritime patrol aircraft operations ⓘ support of North Atlantic maritime surveillance ⓘ |
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