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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Australian Air Force base
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gptkbp:distanceFromSydneyCBD
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about 50 km
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gptkbp:elevation
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67 metres
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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major base during World War II
key role in Australian airlift capability
one of the oldest RAAF bases
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gptkbp:homeTo
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gptkb:No._35_Squadron_RAAF
No. 453 Squadron RAAF
No. 1 Security Forces Squadron Detachment Richmond
No. 22 Squadron RAAF
No. 3 Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron
No. 37 Squadron RAAF
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAAF Richmond
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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XRH
YSRI
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Richmond,_New_South_Wales,_Australia
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gptkbp:nearby
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gptkb:Sydney
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:Boeing_C-17_Globemaster_III
gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Dakota
gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules
gptkb:de_Havilland_Canada_DHC-4_Caribou
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gptkbp:opened
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1925
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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bomber
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gptkbp:runwayLength
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2,134 metres
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gptkbp:runwaySurface
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asphalt
10/28
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gptkbp:usedFor
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disaster relief
training
humanitarian missions
VIP transport
military airlift operations
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.airforce.gov.au/raaf-base-richmond
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:69_Squadron
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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