RAF Sharjah
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RAF Sharjah was a former Royal Air Force station in Sharjah, in the Trucial States (now the United Arab Emirates), that served as a key British military airbase in the Persian Gulf during the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Sharjah canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| allianceContext | British–Trucial States defence arrangements ⓘ |
| builtFor |
British Empire air route protection
ⓘ
defence of British interests in the Gulf ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Trucial States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | site of later Sharjah civil airport ⓘ |
| garrison | British Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrisonedBy |
British administrative staff
ⓘ
RAF aircrew ⓘ RAF ground personnel ⓘ |
| geopoliticalContext | British protectorate system in the Gulf ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
aircraft hangars
ⓘ
barracks ⓘ control tower ⓘ fuel storage ⓘ maintenance workshops ⓘ |
| hasRole |
military air transport hub
ⓘ
regional communications base ⓘ staging post for long‑range flights ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Persian Gulf region
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharjah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Emirate of Sharjah
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Arab Emirates NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbySettlement |
Dubai
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sharjah town NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the earliest airfields in the Trucial States
ⓘ
supporting British imperial air routes ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
British military presence in the Persian Gulf
ⓘ
RAF Middle East Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
support for RAF transport and patrol aircraft
ⓘ
support for regional policing operations ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Persian Gulf sheikhdoms
ⓘ
Trucial States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | paved runway ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
key British military airbase in the Persian Gulf
ⓘ
link in air routes between Europe and Asia ⓘ |
| successorUse |
civil aviation facilities in Sharjah
ⓘ
urban development in Sharjah ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
mid-20th century
ⓘ
post‑Second World War era ⓘ |
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