RAF Khormaksar
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RAF Khormaksar was a major Royal Air Force station in Aden that served as a key strategic airbase for British military operations in the Middle East during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Khormaksar canonical | 3 |
| RAF Aden | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| affiliation |
British Empire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth air forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | hot arid climate ⓘ |
| closureReason |
British withdrawal from Aden
ⓘ
end of British rule in South Arabia ⓘ |
| controlledBy | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
Commonwealth air units
ⓘ
RAF units ⓘ support personnel and families ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
accommodation blocks
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ maintenance facilities ⓘ runways ⓘ |
| location |
Aden
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aden Protectorate NERFINISHED ⓘ South Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ present-day Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyWaterBody | Gulf of Aden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the busiest RAF stations of its time in the Middle East
ⓘ
intense activity during the Aden Emergency ⓘ serving as a hub for RAF transport aircraft ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Middle East Command infrastructure
ⓘ
British military presence in Aden ⓘ |
| peakPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
civilian airport
ⓘ
military use by successor state authorities ⓘ |
| role |
main RAF base in Aden Colony
ⓘ
staging post between Europe and the Far East ⓘ support base for operations in East Africa ⓘ support base for operations in the Persian Gulf ⓘ |
| runwayType | paved runway ⓘ |
| significance |
key strategic airbase for British military operations in the Middle East
ⓘ
major RAF station in Aden ⓘ |
| strategicRegion |
Arabian Peninsula
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Middle East NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Aden Emergency
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
post-Second World War period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air transport operations
ⓘ
counter-insurgency operations ⓘ fighter operations ⓘ maritime patrol operations ⓘ regional power projection ⓘ support of British colonial administration ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RAF Aden