Molesworth Airfield

GPTKB entity

Properties (47)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Airport
gptkbp:access A1 road
Local roads
B660 road
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:B-29_Superfortress
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
gptkbp:area 200 acres
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:457th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:381st_Bombardment_Group
8th Air Force
gptkbp:controls gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:coordinates 52.4511° N, 0.3542° W
gptkbp:currentUse Storage and maintenance
gptkbp:elevation 30 feet
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Wildlife habitats
Air quality
Noise pollution
gptkbp:firstAwarded 1942
gptkbp:firstHeld 1995
gptkbp:futurePlans Recreational use
Historical preservation
Commercial development
gptkbp:historicalEvent D-Day preparations
Cold_War_operations
NATO_operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Molesworth Airfield
gptkbp:location gptkb:Molesworth,_Cambridgeshire,_England
gptkbp:notableFeature Control tower
Hangars
Runways
Taxiways
Apron area
gptkbp:opened 1942
1995
gptkbp:owner Private entity
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:RAF_Molesworth
gptkbp:runway_length Asphalt
3,000 feet
gptkbp:surroundingArea Military installations
Air traffic control zones
RAF_bases
Cambridgeshire_countryside
Molesworth_village
gptkbp:type Military airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Air_Force