RAF Leconfield

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RAF Leconfield is a former Royal Air Force station in East Yorkshire, England, historically used as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and later as a training and support base.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
RAF Leconfield canonical 2

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Statements (52)

Predicate Object
instanceOf former Royal Air Force station
closedAsRAFStation 1977
country United Kingdom
currentUse Defence School of Transport
helicopter search and rescue base
distanceToBeverley approximately 3 miles north
garrison Army
Royal Air Force
hasElevation 11 metres
hasIcaoCode EGXV
hasRunway 04/22
12/30
18/36
hostsAircraft Avro Lancaster
surface form: Avro Lancaster (historical)

Bristol Beaufighter
surface form: Bristol Beaufighter (historical)

English Electric Lightning (historical)
Hawker Hurricane
surface form: Hawker Hurricane (historical)

Supermarine Spitfire
surface form: Supermarine Spitfire (historical)

Westland Sea King
surface form: Westland Sea King (historical)
hostsUnit Defence School of Transport
surface form: Defence School of Transport Leconfield

No. 143 Squadron RAF (historical)
No. 1435 Flight RAF
surface form: No. 1435 Flight RAF (historical)

No. 152 Squadron RAF (historical)
No. 1666 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF (historical)
No. 19 Operational Training Unit RAF (historical)
No. 19 Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 19 Squadron RAF (historical)

No. 202 Squadron RAF
No. 253 Squadron RAF (historical)
No. 255 Squadron RAF (historical)
No. 264 Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 264 Squadron RAF (historical)

No. 304 Polish Bomber Squadron (historical)
No. 42 Group RAF (element, historical)
No. 466 Squadron RAAF (historical)
RAF Maintenance Units (MUs)
surface form: No. 60 Maintenance Unit RAF (historical)

No. 60 Squadron RAF (historical)
No. 609 Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 609 Squadron RAF (historical)

No. 616 Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 616 Squadron RAF (historical)

RAF Maintenance Units (MUs)
surface form: No. 92 Maintenance Unit RAF (historical)

No. 92 Squadron RAF
surface form: No. 92 Squadron RAF (historical)
locatedIn East Riding of Yorkshire
England
locatedNear Leconfield
nearbyCity Beverley
opened 1936
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf Royal Air Force Fighter Command
surface form: RAF Fighter Command
region Yorkshire and the Humber
runwaySurface concrete
usedDuring World War II
surface form: Second World War
usedFor fighter airfield
support base
training base

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