RAF Chivenor

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:closedToFlying	1995
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse	gptkb:military home to 22 Squadron (Search and Rescue) home to Royal Marines Base Chivenor
gptkbp:elevation	26 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF Chivenor
gptkbp:ICAO_code	gptkb:EGDC gptkb:CTV
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Devon
gptkbp:nearestCity	gptkb:Barnstaple
gptkbp:notableAircraft	gptkb:Bristol_Blenheim gptkb:Consolidated_Liberator gptkb:Gloster_Meteor gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:aircraft gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier gptkb:Bristol_Beaufort gptkb:Short_Sunderland gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson gptkb:Fairey_Swordfish gptkb:Westland_Sea_King gptkb:Westland_Wessex gptkb:Westland_Whirlwind gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Avro_Anson gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter gptkb:English_Electric_Canberra gptkb:Hawker_Hunter
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:No._263_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._229_Operational_Conversion_Unit gptkb:No._22_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._11_Group_RAF
gptkbp:opened	1940
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkbp:runwayLength	1,829 m
gptkbp:runwaySurface	asphalt 04/22
gptkbp:transferredTo	gptkb:Royal_Marines
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:RAF_Search_and_Rescue_Force gptkb:No._304_Squadron_RAF gptkb:RM_Chivenor gptkb:No._47_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._51_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	6