RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor

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RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor was a Royal Air Force station in Yorkshire, England, used primarily during the Second World War for bomber operations.

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RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor canonical 2
RAF Holme on Spalding Moor 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
builtFor Royal Air Force Bomber Command
closed post-Second World War
conflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
country United Kingdom
hasAlternativeName Holme-on-Spalding Moor Airfield
RAF Holme on Spalding Moor
hasElevation approximately 8 metres above sea level
hasGridReference SE820360
hasIcaoCode EGXH
hasRemains airfield buildings
dispersal areas
runway fragments
hasRole bomber airfield
training airfield
hasRunwayLayout three-runway pattern
hasRunwaySurface concrete
tarmac
locatedIn East Riding of Yorkshire
England
Yorkshire
near Holme-on-Spalding Moor village
Market Weighton
notableFor heavy bomber operations over Germany
use by Halifax squadrons
opened 1941
operatedBy Royal Air Force
ownedBy Air Ministry
partOf Bomber Command
postWarUse agricultural land
industrial use on parts of site
region East Riding of Yorkshire
usedBy Commonwealth aircrews
usedByAircraft Avro Lancaster
Handley Page Halifax
Vickers Wellington
usedByUnit No. 10 Squadron RAF
No. 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit RAF
No. 458 Squadron RAAF
No. 51 Squadron RAF
No. 640 Squadron RAF
No. 76 Squadron RAF
No. 78 Squadron RAF
usedDuring Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor bomber operations

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Holme-on-Spalding-Moor hasFormerRAFStation RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor hasAlternativeName RAF Holme on Spalding Moor
linked to: RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor
No. 76 Squadron RAF garrison RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor