RAF Church Fenton
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RAF Church Fenton is a former Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, England, historically used as a fighter base during the Second World War and the Cold War.
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closureAsRAFStation | 2013 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| elevation |
29 metres
ⓘ
95 feet ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | none ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | EGXG NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
06/24
ⓘ
15/33 ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | Leeds NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
North Yorkshire ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Yorkshire and the Humber NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Church Fenton
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tadcaster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedSouthOf | York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1937 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Leeds East Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
general aviation airfield ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
No. 1 Flying Training School RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 11 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 19 Reserve Flying School NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 19 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 23 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 23 Reserve Flying School NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 242 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 25 Elementary Flying Training School NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 268 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 306 (Polish) Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 307 (Polish) Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 54 Operational Training Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 54 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 60 Maintenance Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 60 Operational Training Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 607 (County of Durham) Squadron RAuxAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 607 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 609 (West Riding) Squadron RAuxAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 609 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 609 Squadron RAuxAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 64 Operational Training Unit NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 64 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 7 Air Experience Flight NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 7 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 71 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 72 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ Yorkshire Universities Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor | fighter base ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.