RAF Upavon
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RAF Upavon was a historic Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, notable as an early military airfield and later a key command and administrative headquarters.
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closedAsRAFStation | 1993 ⓘ |
| coordinatesApprox | 51.29°N 1.80°W ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentName | Trenchard Lines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | about 125 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| establishedAs | Central Flying School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName | Central Flying School Upavon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison |
Central Flying School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Strike Command NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Support Command NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Transport Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Former Royal Air Force stations
ⓘ
Military airfields on Salisbury Plain ⓘ Royal Air Force stations in Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Upavon NERFINISHED ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Salisbury Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | village of Upavon ⓘ |
| namedFor | Hugh Trenchard (through Trenchard Lines) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest military airfields in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
role in early military aviation training ⓘ |
| opened | 1912 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Salisbury Plain Training Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
British Army base
ⓘ
administrative site ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
administrative headquarters
ⓘ
command headquarters ⓘ flying training ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| runwaySurface | grass ⓘ |
| usedBy | British Army ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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