RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
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RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor was a Royal Air Force station in Yorkshire, England, used primarily during the Second World War for bomber operations.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Air Force Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| closed | post-Second World War ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Holme-on-Spalding Moor Airfield
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
RAF Holme on Spalding Moor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasElevation | approximately 8 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| hasGridReference | SE820360 ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGXH NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemains |
airfield buildings
ⓘ
dispersal areas ⓘ runway fragments ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bomber airfield
ⓘ
training airfield ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLayout | three-runway pattern ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface |
concrete
ⓘ
tarmac ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Riding of Yorkshire
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Holme-on-Spalding Moor village
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Market Weighton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
heavy bomber operations over Germany
ⓘ
use by Halifax squadrons ⓘ |
| opened | 1941 ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Air Ministry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Bomber Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarUse |
agricultural land
ⓘ
industrial use on parts of site ⓘ |
| region | East Riding of Yorkshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy | Commonwealth aircrews ⓘ |
| usedByAircraft |
Avro Lancaster
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Handley Page Halifax NERFINISHED ⓘ Vickers Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedByUnit |
No. 10 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 458 Squadron RAAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 51 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 640 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 76 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 78 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor | bomber operations ⓘ |
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