RAF Swanton Morley

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RAF Swanton Morley was a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, that served as an important operational and training base, particularly during the Second World War.

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RAF Swanton Morley canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
aircraftOperated Airspeed Oxford
Avro Anson
Boulton Paul Defiant
Bristol Blenheim
Douglas Boston
Hawker Hurricane
Miles Martinet
Vickers Wellington
de Havilland Mosquito
de Havilland Tiger Moth
country United Kingdom
currentUse British Army base
garrison Royal Air Force
hasRunwayType hard-surface runway
laterName Robertson Barracks
laterUse British Army barracks
locatedIn Breckland District
linked to: Breckland district
locatedNear Dereham
location England
Norfolk
namedAfter General Sir William Robertson
nearbySettlement Swanton Morley
notableEvent later became a major training and armament school station
used as a base for bomber operations early in the Second World War
visited by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth during the Second World War
notableUnit Central Gunnery School RAF
No. 1 Air Armament School RAF
No. 100 Group RAF
No. 105 Squadron RAF
No. 17 Operational Training Unit RAF
No. 2 Group RAF
No. 21 Squadron RAF
No. 226 Squadron RAF
No. 311 (Czechoslovak) Squadron RAF
No. 4 Group RAF
No. 608 (North Riding) Squadron RAuxAF
No. 608 Squadron RAF
No. 88 Squadron RAF
No. 90 Squadron RAF
operator Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Bomber Command
RAF Training Command
postWarUse home to RAF training and support units
training station
region East of England
runwaySurface concrete
usedDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor operational base
training base

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No. 226 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Swanton Morley