CFB Shearwater
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CFB Shearwater is a Canadian Forces air base in Nova Scotia that serves as a key hub for Royal Canadian Air Force maritime helicopter and aviation operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CFB Shearwater canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian Forces base
ⓘ
military air base ⓘ |
| aircraftTypeSupported |
CH-148 Cyclone
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
maritime helicopters ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| formerName |
HMCS Shearwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RCAF Station Shearwater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasControlTower | true ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
operational base
ⓘ
training base ⓘ |
| hasHangars | true ⓘ |
| hasHeliportFacilities | true ⓘ |
| hasMaintenanceFacilities | true ⓘ |
| hasMaritimeHelicopterSquadrons | true ⓘ |
| historicalEra |
Cold War
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole | naval air station ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
12 Wing Shearwater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ Helicopter Operational Training Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| IATAcode | YAW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOcode | CYAW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Halifax Regional Municipality
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nova Scotia ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dartmouth, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Halifax Harbour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Shearwater, Nova Scotia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Maritime Forces Atlantic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
airfield operations
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maritime helicopter operations ⓘ naval aviation support ⓘ |
| regionServed | Atlantic Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Canadian Navy support ⓘ |
| supportsFleet | Royal Canadian Navy Atlantic fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supportsOperationType |
anti-submarine warfare
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fleet support ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Canadian Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Halifax Regional Municipality