RAF Wittering
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RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically known as the "Home of the Harrier" and an important base for fast jet and support operations.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| controlledBy | Royal Air Force Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
Cambridge University Air Squadron
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 115 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 16 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Air Experience Flight RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Force Protection Wing RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF A4 Force Elements NERFINISHED ⓘ University of London Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAirfield | Wittering airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
expeditionary air wing support
ⓘ
home to University Air Squadrons ⓘ |
| hasSquadron |
No. 115 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 16 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTrainingFunction |
air experience flying for cadets
ⓘ
elementary flying training ⓘ |
| hasUnit |
A4 Force Headquarters
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 42 (Expeditionary Support) Wing RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Force Protection Wing RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 (Expeditionary Logistics) Wing RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicallyOperatedAircraft |
Avro Vulcan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
BAE Harrier II NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Victor NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Siddeley Harrier NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Valiant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalRole |
Harrier base
ⓘ
fast jet base ⓘ |
| location |
Cambridgeshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| near |
Peterborough
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Stamford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nickname | Home of the Harrier ⓘ |
| openedAsRAFStation | 1916 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Support Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
A4 Force hub
ⓘ
support air operations ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| runwayType | fixed-wing runway ⓘ |
| usedFor |
engineering support
ⓘ
flying training ⓘ force protection training ⓘ logistics support ⓘ |
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