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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:Malaysia
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gptkbp:currentUse
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Royal Malaysian Air Force base
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Australian_Defence_Force
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Butterworth
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:BWH
gptkb:WMKB
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gptkbp:location
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Penang
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Butterworth
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Japanese_occupation_during_WWII
RAF withdrawal in 1970s
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:No._33_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._75_Squadron_RAAF
gptkb:No._3_Squadron_RAAF
gptkb:No._60_Squadron_RAF
No. 77 Squadron RAAF
No. 486 Squadron RNZAF
No. 19 Squadron RAAF
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gptkbp:opened
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1939
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Australian_Air_Force
gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force
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gptkbp:region
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gptkb:Seberang_Perai
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gptkbp:runwayLength
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2,743 m
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gptkbp:transferredTo
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gptkb:Royal_Malaysian_Air_Force
1988
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Allied_air_forces
gptkb:Commonwealth_air_forces
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:Indonesia–Malaysia_confrontation
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkb:Malayan_Emergency
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._152_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._110_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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8
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