RAF Hemswell

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RAF Hemswell was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, historically used as a bomber and later missile base during the mid-20th century.

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Label Occurrences
RAF Hemswell canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
closureUse civilian use
industrial estate
closureUse residential use
country United Kingdom
garrison missile units
various RAF bomber squadrons
hasCoordinate approximately 53.386°N 0.557°W
hasNearbySettlement Hemswell NERFINISHED
Hemswell Cliff NERFINISHED
hasRunway multiple hard-surface runways
historicalRole bomber base in mid-20th century
missile base in mid-20th century
locatedIn England
Lincolnshire
locatedNear Gainsborough, Lincolnshire NERFINISHED
locatedOn Lincolnshire Wolds area NERFINISHED
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
notableFor association with RAF Bomber Command
notableUse film location
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf Bomber Command NERFINISHED
region East Midlands
runwaySurface concrete
status closed
usedDuring Cold War
World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedFor bomber operations
missile base
training

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No. 264 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Hemswell
No. 50 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Hemswell