RAF Swinderby
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RAF Swinderby was a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England, primarily used during the Second World War and the Cold War as a bomber and later training base.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airfieldType | military airfield ⓘ |
| airspaceType | controlled military airspace ⓘ |
| category |
Royal Air Force stations in Lincolnshire
ⓘ
Royal Air Force training stations ⓘ World War II airfields in Lincolnshire ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| continent | Europe ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| environment | rural ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAccess | A46 road vicinity ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
aircrew selection
ⓘ
basic recruit training ⓘ initial training ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
domestic site
ⓘ
hangars ⓘ runways ⓘ technical site ⓘ |
| hasRole |
aircrew training station
ⓘ
bomber airfield ⓘ recruit training station ⓘ |
| hasRunwayConfiguration | triangular ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | North Kesteven district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Swinderby, Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Lincolnshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Lincoln NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Newark-on-Trent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
use as bomber base in WWII
ⓘ
use as training base in Cold War ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Bomber Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Training Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryUse |
bomber base
ⓘ
training base ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| service | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stationCode | SW ⓘ |
| usedBy |
RAF Bomber Command units
ⓘ
RAF training units ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Cold War
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
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