North Weald Airfield
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North Weald Airfield is a former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England, now operating as a general aviation airfield and heritage site with strong historical ties to World War II.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| North Weald Airfield Museum | 1 |
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
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former Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| basedAircraftType |
Gloster Meteor
NERFINISHED
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Hawker Hunter NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Vampire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closedAsRAFStation | 1964 ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentStatus |
civil airfield
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heritage site ⓘ |
| garrisonedUnit |
No. 151 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
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No. 25 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 56 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 604 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Norwegian squadrons of the RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ Polish squadrons of the RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEvent |
North Weald Airfield open days
ⓘ
vintage and classic aircraft fly-ins ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
North Weald Airfield Museum
NERFINISHED
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control tower ⓘ hangars ⓘ heritage buildings ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
Battle of Britain history
ⓘ
World War II history ⓘ |
| hasRunway | Runway 02/20 ⓘ |
| ICAOCode | EGSX NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Epping Forest District NERFINISHED ⓘ Essex ⓘ North Weald Bassett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Epping
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M11 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedAsRAFStation | 1916 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Epping Forest District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Epping Forest District Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleDuringWWII |
air defence of London
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fighter station ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aircraft maintenance
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airshows ⓘ emergency services operations ⓘ flying training ⓘ general aviation ⓘ heritage aviation ⓘ market events ⓘ motorsport events ⓘ |
| wasUsedBy |
Allied air forces
NERFINISHED
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RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasUsedDuring |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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North Weald Airfield Museum