RAF Cottesmore
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RAF Cottesmore was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, England, historically used as a major operational and training base for various RAF squadrons.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closed | 2012 ⓘ |
| closureAnnounced | 2010 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation | 463 ft ⓘ |
| garrisonedUnitAfterTransfer |
16th Regiment Royal Artillery
NERFINISHED
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2nd Battalion The Royal Anglian Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalCounty | Rutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedAircraftType |
Avro Anson
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ⓘ
BAE Harrier II NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Harrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Panavia Tornado NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
No. 1 Tactical Weapons Unit RAF
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No. 14 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 206 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 231 Operational Conversion Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 233 Operational Conversion Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 4 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 4 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 6 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 7 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 8 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 800 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 801 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 809 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 9 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Tri-National Tornado Training Establishment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EGXJ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
East Midlands
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ⓘ
England ⓘ Rutland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Cottesmore ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Oakham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1938 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| postClosureOperator | British Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse | Kendrew Barracks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
operational base
ⓘ
training base ⓘ |
| region | Rutland unitary authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInHarrierForce | main operating base for Joint Force Harrier ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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