RAF Binbrook
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RAF Binbrook was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, best known as a World War II and Cold War bomber base.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Binbrook canonical | 3 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closureDate | 1988 ⓘ |
| commandStructure |
No. 1 Group RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 12 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
largely decommissioned
ⓘ
partly redeveloped as Brookenby village ⓘ |
| elevation | about 135 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 101 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 11 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 12 Aircrew Holding Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 12 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 142 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 1481 (Bomber) Gunnery Flight RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 460 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 460 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 617 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 64 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 93 Maintenance Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Binbrook Aerodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | memorials to 460 Squadron RAAF ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
main runway 03/21
ⓘ
runway 08/26 ⓘ runway 14/32 ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Binbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | nearby village of Binbrook ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Grimsby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | final RAF Lightning operations in late 1980s ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the last RAF Lightning fighter bases
ⓘ
hosting RAAF No. 460 Squadron during World War II ⓘ |
| opened | 1940 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| operationalRole | bomber base ⓘ |
| partOf | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarUse | Cold War air defence base ⓘ |
| primaryAircraftType |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Avro Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Canberra NERFINISHED ⓘ English Electric Lightning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | East Lindsey district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| stationCode | BK NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.