RAF Lincolnshire airfields
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RAF Lincolnshire airfields are a network of Royal Air Force stations in the English county of Lincolnshire, historically significant as major bases for bomber and training operations, especially during the World Wars and the Cold War.
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Royal Air Force infrastructure
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network of military airfields ⓘ |
| contains |
RAF Bardney
NERFINISHED
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RAF Binbrook NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Bottesford NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Coleby Grange NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Coningsby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Cranwell NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Digby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Donna Nook NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Dunholme Lodge NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF East Kirkby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Elsham Wolds NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Faldingworth NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Fiskerton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Folkingham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Grimsby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Hemswell NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Kelstern NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Kirmington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Ludford Magna NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Manby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Metheringham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF North Coates NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF North Killingholme NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Saltby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Scampton NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Spilsby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Stenigot NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Strubby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Swinderby NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Syerston NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waddington NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Waltham NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Wellingore NERFINISHED ⓘ RAF Woodhall Spa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| hasRole |
bomber operations
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training operations ⓘ |
| historicalImportance | major bases for RAF Bomber Command ⓘ |
| knownAs | Bomber County airfields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
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Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| notableFor |
V-bomber operations during the Cold War
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heavy bomber squadrons during the Second World War ⓘ pilot and aircrew training ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | RAF airfield network in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regionNicknamed | Bomber County NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantPeriod |
Cold War
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First World War NERFINISHED ⓘ Second World War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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