RAF Rochford
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RAF Rochford was a Royal Air Force station in Essex, England, that served as a fighter and training airfield, particularly active during the Second World War.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | RAF Southend ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentName | London Southend Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | civil airport ⓘ |
| garrison | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCode | EGMC ⓘ |
| hasStationCode | RO ⓘ |
| laterBecame | Southend Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ Southend-on-Sea area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Rochford District
ⓘ
surface form:
Rochford
Southend-on-Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Air Force Fighter Command
ⓘ
surface form:
RAF Fighter Command
|
| primaryRoleDuringWWII | fighter operations ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | grass ⓘ |
| secondaryRoleDuringWWII | training ⓘ |
| status | former military airfield ⓘ |
| usedBy |
No. 11 Group RAF
ⓘ
No. 277 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 278 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 32 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 353 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 422 Squadron RCAF ⓘ No. 48 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 500 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 504 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 54 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 605 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 609 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 616 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 65 Squadron RAF ⓘ No. 85 Squadron RAF ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War I
ⓘ
surface form:
First World War
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedFor |
fighter airfield
ⓘ
training airfield ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.