RAF Cranwell

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Royal Air Force station

RAF Cranwell is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, best known as the home of the RAF College Cranwell, the world’s first air academy for training air force officers.

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Royal Air Force College Cranwell 5
RAF College Cranwell 2

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station ⓘ
branch Royal Air Force ⓘ
controlledBy No. 22 Group RAF ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
garrison RAF Central Flying School ⓘ
surface form: Central Flying School (RAF) elements

No. 3 Flying Training School RAF ⓘ
RAF Cranwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RAF College Cranwell
hasAssociatedUnit Air Cadet units ⓘ
University Air Squadrons ⓘ
hasCategory Military airbases in England ⓘ
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire ⓘ
Training establishments of the Royal Air Force ⓘ
hasElevation approximately 67 metres above sea level ⓘ
hasFacility RAF Cranwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: RAF College Cranwell

Royal Air Force College ⓘ
hasFunction aeronautical education ⓘ
officer selection ⓘ
professional training ⓘ
hasHeritage First World War airfield ⓘ
former Royal Naval Air Service training establishment ⓘ
hasMotto related to RAF College Cranwell motto "Superna Petimus" ⓘ
hasOwner United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ
surface form: Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
hasRole training station ⓘ
hasRunway Runway 03/21 ⓘ
Runway 09/27 ⓘ
hasRunwaySurface asphalt ⓘ
hasRunwayUse military aviation ⓘ
IATAcode none ⓘ
ICAOcode EGYD ⓘ
inService First World War period ⓘ
Second World War period ⓘ
post‑Second World War period ⓘ
knownFor being home of RAF College Cranwell ⓘ
training air force officers ⓘ
world’s first air academy for air force officers ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Lincolnshire ⓘ
locatedNear Cranwell village ⓘ
Sleaford ⓘ
militaryBranch Royal Air Force ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
partOf RAF Cranwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
timezone UTC±00:00 ⓘ
timezoneDST UTC+01:00 ⓘ
usedFor aircrew training ⓘ
flying training ⓘ
initial officer training ⓘ
officer training ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

RNAS Cranwell → associatedWith → RAF Cranwell ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
RNAS Cranwell → convertedTo → RAF Cranwell ⓘ
subject surface form: Basil Embry
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
RNAS Cranwell → followedBy → RAF Cranwell ⓘ
RAF Cranwell → garrison → RAF Cranwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF College Cranwell
RAF Cranwell → hasFacility → RAF Cranwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: RAF College Cranwell
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
RNAS Cranwell → hasSuccessor → RAF Cranwell ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell
RAF Cranwell → partOf → RAF Cranwell self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force College Cranwell