Kincheloe Air Force Base
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Kincheloe Air Force Base was a former United States Air Force installation in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula that operated during the Cold War before being converted to civilian use.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | former United States Air Force base ⓘ |
| conflict | Cold War ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Department of Defense NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo |
Chippewa County International Airport
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
civilian airport ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentUse |
civilian aviation
ⓘ
correctional services ⓘ industrial development ⓘ |
| era | Cold War ⓘ |
| garrison |
air refueling squadrons
ⓘ
fighter-interceptor squadrons ⓘ strategic bomber units ⓘ support units ⓘ |
| geographicRegion | Great Lakes region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasIcaoCodeAfterConversion | KCIU NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
hangars
ⓘ
housing areas ⓘ runways ⓘ support facilities ⓘ |
| hasRole |
continental air defense
ⓘ
strategic deterrence ⓘ |
| hasRunwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| hasRunwayType | jet-capable runway ⓘ |
| hasSuccessorFacility | Chippewa County International Airport NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Chippewa County, Michigan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ Upper Peninsula of Michigan ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Canadian border
ⓘ
Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Air Force ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Raymond J. Kincheloe Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Air Defense Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Strategic Air Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Air Force ⓘ |
| partiallyConvertedTo |
correctional facilities
ⓘ
industrial park ⓘ |
| partOf | North American air defense network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousName |
Kinross Air Force Base
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Kinross Army Airfield NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| usedFor |
Cold War air defense
ⓘ
air refueling operations ⓘ fighter-interceptor operations ⓘ strategic bomber operations ⓘ training ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.