RAF Colerne
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RAF Colerne was a Royal Air Force station in Wiltshire, England, that served as a base for various flying and support units during much of the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Colerne canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Blackburn Beverley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ Handley Page Hastings NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Aviation Bulldog NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Chipmunk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closure | late 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| function |
maintenance base
ⓘ
training base ⓘ transport airfield ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gridReference | ST822712 ⓘ |
| hasHangars | yes ⓘ |
| hasRunways | yes ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
No. 131 Maintenance Unit RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 2 Flying Training School RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 238 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 3 Air Experience Flight RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 30 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 48 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Bristol Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| location | Colerne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Bath
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chippenham NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aircrew training
ⓘ
maintenance and storage of RAF aircraft ⓘ transport operations ⓘ |
| opened | World War II era ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy |
Air Ministry
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postClosureUse |
Army Air Corps use
ⓘ
Army barracks ⓘ civilian use ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| role |
RAF Maintenance Command base
ⓘ
RAF Transport Command base ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| runwayType | paved ⓘ |
| use | military ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.