Samlesbury Aerodrome
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Samlesbury Aerodrome is a former airfield in Lancashire, England, historically significant as a major aircraft manufacturing and testing site.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aircraft manufacturing site
ⓘ
former military airfield ⓘ |
| builtFor | military aviation ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
aerospace manufacturing
ⓘ
industrial and commercial facilities ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | World War II aviation history ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
extensive factory buildings
ⓘ
large hangars ⓘ |
| hasRunway | multiple paved runways ⓘ |
| hasType | RAF station ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major aircraft production centre in northwest England ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Borough of South Ribble
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
England ⓘ Lancashire ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Preston
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Samlesbury NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearRiver | River Ribble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale wartime aircraft production
ⓘ
postwar aerospace industry role ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
BAE Systems
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| owner | BAE Systems NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| postWarUse |
aircraft testing
ⓘ
industrial site ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
aircraft manufacturing
ⓘ
aircraft testing ⓘ |
| region | North West England ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| status | closed as an operational airfield ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
aerospace research and development
ⓘ
pilot training ⓘ test flying ⓘ |
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