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.

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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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No. 50 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Swinderby
No. 83 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Swinderby