RAF Bodney

GPTKB entity

Properties (57)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkbp:associatedWith No. 55 Operational Training Unit RAF
gptkbp:base Barracks
Communication systems
Recreational facilities
Storage facilities
Fire station
Parking areas
Control tower
Fuel storage
Hangars
Medical facilities
Taxiways
Dining facilities
Training areas
Weather station
Maintenance shops
Armament storage
Administrative buildings
Security fencing
Supply depots
Vehicle maintenance areas
Temporary airfield
Runway_lighting
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:RAF_Command
gptkbp:currentStatus Closed
gptkbp:elevation 30 feet
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 52.5000° N, 0.8000° E
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Military training
gptkbp:historicalRole Air defense
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Training_pilots_during_WWII
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Bodney
gptkbp:IATA_code BOD
Class A airfield
gptkbp:location gptkb:Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:notableEvent Training missions
gptkbp:opened 1943
1945
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:partOf United_Kingdom_military_history
gptkbp:postWarCareer Agricultural land
gptkbp:primaryFunction fighter base
gptkbp:relatedAircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:runway_length 09/27
1,800 meters
asphalt
gptkbp:runway_surface Concrete
Decommissioned
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Bodney_village
gptkbp:type Military airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force