Filton Airfield (former)

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Filton Airfield (former) was a major aircraft manufacturing and testing airfield near Bristol, England, historically associated with companies like Bristol Aeroplane Company and later BAE Systems, and known for its role in projects such as Concorde.

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Label Occurrences
Filton Aerodrome 5
Filton Airfield 1
Filton Airfield (former) canonical 1

Statements (44)

Predicate Object
instanceOf airfield
former airport
associatedWith Bristol Beaufighter NERFINISHED
Bristol Blenheim NERFINISHED
Bristol Brabazon NERFINISHED
Bristol Britannia NERFINISHED
Concorde NERFINISHED
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED
category aerospace manufacturing sites in the United Kingdom
former airports in England
continent Europe
country United Kingdom
hasHeritage British aviation history
hasNearbyExhibit Concorde Alpha Foxtrot NERFINISHED
hasNearbyFacility Aerospace Bristol museum NERFINISHED
hasRunwaySurface asphalt
hasRunwayUse delivery flights
test flights
historicalRole major British aircraft manufacturing centre
test site for large airliners
test site for military aircraft
industry aerospace
defence
locatedIn Filton NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory South Gloucestershire NERFINISHED
locatedInMetropolitanArea Bristol urban area NERFINISHED
locatedInRegion South West England NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Europe/London
locatedNear Bristol NERFINISHED
notableFor Bristol Aeroplane Company factory
British aerospace industry
Concorde development
Concorde flight testing
operator Airbus UK NERFINISHED
BAE Systems NERFINISHED
Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED
British Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED
partOf Bristol aviation cluster
status closed
transportType aviation infrastructure
usedFor aircraft manufacturing
civil aviation
flight testing
military aviation

Referenced by (7)

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Filton Abbey Wood railway station near Filton Airfield (former)
British Aircraft Corporation operatedFacility Filton Airfield (former)
this entity surface form: Filton Aerodrome
Filton hasFacility Filton Airfield (former)
this entity surface form: Filton Airfield
Bristol Aeroplane Company ownedFacility Filton Airfield (former)
this entity surface form: Filton Aerodrome
Bristol Aeroplane Company basedIn Filton Airfield (former)
this entity surface form: Filton Aerodrome
Bristol Type 142 firstFlightLocation Filton Airfield (former)
this entity surface form: Filton Aerodrome
BAC operatedFacility Filton Airfield (former)
subject surface form: British Aircraft Corporation
this entity surface form: Filton Aerodrome