RAF Chivenor
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RAF Chivenor was a Royal Air Force station in Devon, England, primarily used for maritime patrol, search and rescue, and later fast jet training operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Chivenor canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| basedAircraft |
Avro Anson
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAE Hawk NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Lockheed Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedUnit |
RAF 151 (Fighter) Operational Conversion Unit
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF 151 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF 19 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF 2 Tactical Weapons Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF 22 Squadron (detachment) NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF 245 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF 63 Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
British Army units
ⓘ
Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Marines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevation |
27 metres
ⓘ
89 feet ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGDC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOwner | Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
Runway 09/27
ⓘ
Runway 13/31 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| hasType | military airfield ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Devon
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | north Devon coast ⓘ |
| near |
Barnstaple
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
River Taw estuary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | search and rescue operations over the Bristol Channel ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
RAF Coastal Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| role |
operational station
ⓘ
training station ⓘ |
| runwayCount | 2 ⓘ |
| servedAs | base for North Atlantic maritime patrols ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | Royal Marines Base Chivenor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army Air Corps (historically)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fleet Air Arm (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
anti-submarine warfare operations
ⓘ
fast jet training ⓘ maritime patrol ⓘ search and rescue ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.