RAF Breighton

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military airfield
gptkbp:accessibility public access
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:associatedWith No. 100 Squadron RAF
No. 166 Squadron RAF
No. 578 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:communityEvents fly-ins
gptkbp:communityImpact local economy
gptkbp:conservationEfforts not preserved
gptkbp:crew available
gptkbp:currentUse private airfield
gptkbp:elevation 10 meters
gptkbp:emergencyServices available
gptkbp:environmentalImpact yes
minimal
gptkbp:events airshows
gptkbp:exhibits multiple
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 53.9333° N, 0.9667° W
gptkbp:height yes
gptkbp:historicalEvent Operation Market Garden
D-Day preparations
Operation Chastise
gptkbp:historicalRecords available
gptkbp:historicalSignificance military heritage site
World_War_II_operations
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Breighton
gptkbp:IATA_code significant
private management
Class A airfield
standard military layout
gptkbp:localAttraction aviation_museum
gptkbp:location Breighton,_East_Riding_of_Yorkshire,_England
gptkbp:opened 1943
1965
gptkbp:owner private entity
gptkbp:parking available
gptkbp:passenger_traffic yes
gptkbp:postWarCareer civil aviation
gptkbp:runway_length 09/27
general aviation
maintained
1,800 meters
asphalt
gptkbp:runway_surface compliant
gptkbp:surroundingArea farmland
gptkbp:trainServices available
gptkbp:type Royal_Air_Force_station
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force