RAF Benson
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RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station in Oxfordshire, England, primarily known as a support helicopter base and home to several key RAF and joint helicopter units.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Benson canonical | 5 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
AgustaWestland AW109 (training and liaison, historical/contemporary depending on period)
NERFINISHED
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Avro Anson (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ BAe 125 Dominie (historical, communications/transport) NERFINISHED ⓘ Bristol Blenheim (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Andover (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire (photo-reconnaissance, historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Merlin HC3/HC3A (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Puma HC2 NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Royal Air Force Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| era | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | No. 22 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevation | 226 feet ⓘ |
| hasIataCode | BEX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGUB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway | 07/25 ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
Joint Helicopter Command units
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No. 115 Squadron RAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 204 Squadron RAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 230 Squadron RAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 28 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 33 Squadron RAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 412 Transport Squadron RCAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 6 Squadron Army Air Corps (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 60 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 72 Squadron RAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 78 Squadron RAF (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Oxfordshire ⓘ South Oxfordshire District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestTown | Wallingford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRole |
home of RAF photographic reconnaissance units
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photographic reconnaissance base during the Second World War ⓘ support helicopter operations for UK and overseas deployments ⓘ |
| opened | 1939 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Support Helicopter Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | support helicopter base ⓘ |
| runwayLength | 1,829 metres (runway 07/25) ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | Asphalt ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
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World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
post-Cold War era ⓘ |
| usedFor |
flying training
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helicopter operations ⓘ operational conversion ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.