gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:alsoKnownAs
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gptkb:Croydon_Airport
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gptkbp:closed
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1959
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:currentUse
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redeveloped for housing and business
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gptkbp:demolished
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1970s
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gptkbp:function
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gptkb:military
civil airport
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gptkbp:heritageStatus
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some buildings Grade II listed
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Croydon
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:EGCR
gptkb:CDN
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Croydon,_London,_England
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Battle_of_Britain_operations
site of first international airport in London
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Charles_Lindbergh
gptkb:Winston_Churchill
gptkb:Amy_Johnson
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:No._111_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._601_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._604_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._1_Squadron_RFC
gptkb:No._39_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:opened
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1915
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:runwaySurface
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gptkb:grass
concrete
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gptkbp:status
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closed
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._317_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._607_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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