Boscombe Down
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Boscombe Down is a major British military airfield and aircraft testing site in Wiltshire, England.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boscombe Down canonical | 2 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft testing site
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| airfieldCategory | military ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United Kingdom Ministry of Defence NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentOperator | QinetiQ NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerName |
RAF Boscombe Down
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Flying Corps Station Boscombe Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | Amesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevation | 407 feet ⓘ |
| hasHelipads | yes ⓘ |
| hasIATACode | none ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | EGDM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLighting | runway lighting ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryDesignation | MoD Boscombe Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasNavigationAid |
instrument landing system
ⓘ
tactical air navigation system (TACAN) ⓘ |
| hasRole | defence test and evaluation ⓘ |
| hasRunway |
05/23
ⓘ
17/35 ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | Boscombe Down NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasType | military research establishment ⓘ |
| hostsUnit |
Aircraft Test and Evaluation Centre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Empire Test Pilots' School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ Wiltshire ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Amesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Salisbury Plain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Salisbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | testing of experimental and prototype aircraft ⓘ |
| opened | 1917 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Defence Test and Evaluation Organisation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK military flight test infrastructure ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
evaluation of military aircraft
ⓘ
flight testing ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| runwaySurface | asphalt ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Army Air Corps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
First World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.