RAF Acklington
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RAF Acklington was a Royal Air Force station in Northumberland, England, that served as a key fighter base, particularly during the Second World War.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Acklington canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airDefenceRole |
fighter interception base
ⓘ
protection of North-East England ⓘ |
| airfieldType | military airfield ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Battle of Britain era air defence system ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| controlledBy | Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
fighter squadrons
ⓘ
training units ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | North East England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Defunct airports in England
ⓘ
Military history of Northumberland ⓘ Royal Air Force stations in Northumberland ⓘ Royal Air Force stations of World War II ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | site of former RAF station ⓘ |
| historicalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| infrastructure |
domestic site
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ runways ⓘ technical buildings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Northumberland ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Acklington, Northumberland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | island of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Northumberland, England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | air force ⓘ |
| notableFunction |
defence of industrial targets in North-East England
ⓘ
defence of shipping in the North Sea ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
RAF Fighter Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United Kingdom air defence network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
North-East England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tyneside NERFINISHED ⓘ industrial areas of North-East England ⓘ |
| roleDuringWorldWarII | key fighter base ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
concrete
ⓘ
tarmac ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| usedBy |
RAF Fighter Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ training ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.