RAF Usworth
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RAF Usworth was a Royal Air Force station in northeast England that served as a fighter base during the Battle of Britain in World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RAF Usworth canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| aircraftOperated |
Boulton Paul Defiant
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Bristol Blenheim NERFINISHED ⓘ Hawker Hurricane NERFINISHED ⓘ Supermarine Spitfire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| airDefenceSector | northeast England sector ⓘ |
| airfieldType | grass airfield (originally) ⓘ |
| branch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closureReason | postwar reorganisation of RAF airfields ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| controlledBy | No. 13 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| eraOfSignificance | 1939–1945 ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | Usworth Aerodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | Battle of Britain fighter station NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasICAOCode | EGNT (later Newcastle Airport site area) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| laterUse | civil airport ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Usworth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInArea | northeast England ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion |
County Durham
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ⓘ
Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Washington, Tyne and Wear NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranchRole | home defence airfield ⓘ |
| nearCity |
Newcastle upon Tyne
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Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | fighter operations during the Battle of Britain ⓘ |
| notableUnitStationed |
No. 607 Squadron RAF
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No. 72 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1916 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF Fighter Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postwarUse |
civil aviation
ⓘ
training and auxiliary flying ⓘ |
| primaryMissionWWII | air defence GENERATED ⓘ |
| regionDefended |
Tyneside
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ⓘ
northeast England industrial areas ⓘ |
| roleDuringBattleOfBritain | fighter base defending northeast England ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass (wartime) ⓘ |
| secondaryMissionWWII | training ⓘ |
| status | closed as RAF station ⓘ |
| successorFacility | Newcastle Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| use |
fighter station
ⓘ
military airfield ⓘ |
| usedDuringPeriod |
First World War
NERFINISHED
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Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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