RAF Acklington

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Acklington

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:closed	1975
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse	gptkb:HM_Prison_Acklington gptkb:HM_Prison_Castington
gptkbp:elevation	27m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF Acklington
gptkbp:ICAO_code	EGQK
gptkbp:location	Northumberland
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Acklington
gptkbp:notableEvent	Battle of Britain
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._141_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._152_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._219_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._222_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._32_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._409_Squadron_RCAF gptkb:No._43_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._607_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._609_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._610_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._616_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._72_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:opened	1916
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:osGridReference	NU225025
gptkbp:runwaySurface	asphalt
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._316_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._317_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._607_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._609_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._610_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._6_Flying_Training_School gptkb:RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6