RAF Butterworth
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RAF Butterworth was a Royal Air Force station in Malaya (now Malaysia) that served as a key British and Commonwealth air base during and after World War II, including the Malayan Emergency and early Cold War period.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Butterworth canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| afterUse | RAAF Base Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflict |
Cold War
ⓘ
Indonesia–Malaysia confrontation NERFINISHED ⓘ Malayan Emergency NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| controlledBy |
Royal Air Force Far East Air Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
British Malaya
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Malaysia ⓘ |
| garrison |
Commonwealth air forces in Malaya
ⓘ
RAAF units in Malaya ⓘ RAF units in Malaya ⓘ RNZAF units in Malaya ⓘ |
| hasRole |
air defence base
ⓘ
maritime patrol base ⓘ strike base ⓘ training base ⓘ transport hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Mainland Penang
NERFINISHED
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Malaya NERFINISHED ⓘ Penang NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Butterworth, Penang
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penang Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Malay Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Air Force Far East Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
British Far East Air Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Far East Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southeast Asia ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
forward base for operations in Southeast Asia
ⓘ
key British and Commonwealth air base in Malaya ⓘ |
| transitionedTo | Royal Australian Air Force Base Butterworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Commonwealth air forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Commonwealth military presence in Southeast Asia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
decolonisation of Malaya ⓘ early Cold War period ⓘ post–Second World War period ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air support to ground forces in Malayan Emergency
ⓘ
counter-insurgency operations in Malaya ⓘ regional deterrence during the Cold War ⓘ support of Commonwealth forces in the Far East ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.