RAF Gravesend
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RAF Gravesend was a Royal Air Force station in Kent, England, that served as a key fighter base during World War II, particularly noted for its role in the Battle of Britain.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airfieldType |
satellite airfield
ⓘ
sector station satellite ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison |
No. 11 Group RAF units
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Fighter Command units NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | grass airfield ⓘ |
| locatedEastOf | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Gravesend NERFINISHED ⓘ Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Thames
ⓘ
surface form:
River Thames
|
| notableFor | role in the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
Gravesend Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civil aviation airfield ⓘ |
| roleDuringBattleOfBritain | forward fighter airfield ⓘ |
| roleDuringWWII | fighter base defending London and South East England ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass (initially) ⓘ |
| stationedAircraftType |
Boulton Paul Defiant
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Miles Magister NERFINISHED ⓘ North American Mustang NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Tiger Moth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationedUnit |
No. 122 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 131 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 132 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 141 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 167 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 306 (Polish) Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 306 Polish Fighter Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 32 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 421 (RCAF) Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 501 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 610 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 611 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 65 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 66 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 72 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| successorUse |
industrial and commercial estate
ⓘ
urban development ⓘ |
| usedFor |
air defence
ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ training ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.