RAF Finningley
E660498
RAF Finningley was a former Royal Air Force station in South Yorkshire, England, historically significant as a bomber and training base during the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Finningley canonical | 4 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| basedAircraft |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avro Vulcan NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Hampden NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedUnit |
No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 2 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 230 Operational Conversion Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 240 Operational Conversion Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 25 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 4 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 6 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 7 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Aircrew Selection Centre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | 1996 ⓘ |
| closureReason | defence cuts ⓘ |
| convertedInto | Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGXI NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
runway 02/20
ⓘ
runway 16/34 ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| hasUse |
aircrew training
ⓘ
bomber base ⓘ nuclear bomber station ⓘ training base ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of former military airfield ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Metropolitan Borough of Doncaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
South Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Yorkshire and the Humber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Finningley, South Yorkshire, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity |
Doncaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sheffield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | RAF Battle of Britain airshows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large annual air displays
ⓘ
role in UK nuclear deterrent during the Cold War ⓘ |
| opened | 1915 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
RAF Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Doncaster Sheffield Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil airport ⓘ |
| significantPeriod | Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedAsRAFStationFrom | 1936 ⓘ |
| usedDuringConflict |
Cold War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Doncaster Sheffield Airport