RAF Watton
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RAF Watton was a former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, used primarily for bomber and reconnaissance operations during the Second World War and the Cold War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Watton canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| closure | late 20th century ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | EGTW NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bomber airfield
ⓘ
reconnaissance airfield ⓘ signals intelligence station ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Anglia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near | Watton, Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
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Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postMilitaryUse |
partly redeveloped for housing
ⓘ
partly used for light aviation ⓘ |
| region | Breckland District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
asphalt
ⓘ
concrete ⓘ |
| status | former military airfield ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
25th Bombardment Group (Reconnaissance) USAAF
NERFINISHED
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3rd Strategic Reconnaissance Wing USAF NERFINISHED ⓘ 802nd Reconnaissance Group USAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 100 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 114 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 139 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 18 Operational Training Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 192 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 199 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 2 Group Support Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 21 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 226 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 527 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 651 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 652 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 654 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 655 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 656 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 80 (Signals) Wing RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 82 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 90 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
bomber operations
ⓘ
reconnaissance operations ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.