RAF Warmwell
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RAF Warmwell was a Royal Air Force station in Dorset, England, that served as a key fighter base during the Second World War, particularly in the Battle of Britain.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Warmwell canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Bristol Beaufighter
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Douglas Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ Westland Whirlwind NERFINISHED ⓘ de Havilland Mosquito NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Royal Air Force Fighter Command operations in southern England ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| controlledBy | Royal Air Force Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF personnel ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | site of former RAF station ⓘ |
| hostedUnit |
Coastal Command detachments
ⓘ
RAF fighter squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ night fighter units ⓘ |
| inUseDuring | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Dorchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
Dorset
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbyFeature | English Channel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defensive sorties during the Battle of Britain
ⓘ
operations against German raids on southern England ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | 1940 ⓘ |
| opened | 1930s ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom air defence network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
civilian purposes
ⓘ
partly redeveloped ⓘ |
| primaryFunction1939_1945 | fighter station GENERATED ⓘ |
| region |
southwest England
ⓘ
surface form:
South West England
|
| regionDefended |
Devon
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorset NERFINISHED ⓘ Hampshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleDuring | key fighter base in the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Battle of Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| strategicPurpose |
defence of southern England
ⓘ
protection of Channel shipping ⓘ support to anti-shipping operations in the English Channel ⓘ |
| theatre | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| type | fighter airfield ⓘ |
| usedBy | Allied air forces 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.