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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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Fighter aircraft
Military and civilian
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Command
gptkb:Croydon_Aerodrome
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Museum
gptkb:Croydon_Airport
gptkb:Royal_Flying_Corps
gptkb:British_Airways
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Volunteer_Reserve
gptkb:Civil_Aviation_Authority
gptkb:Air_Ministry
gptkb:Air_Transport_Auxiliary
Air Cadets
British_military_aviation_history
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gptkbp:coordinates
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51.3725° N, 0.1031° W
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Redeveloped site
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gptkbp:elevation
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50 feet
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gptkbp:featuredIn
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Film and media
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gptkbp:function
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Air defense
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gptkbp:historicalEvent
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First flight of the de Havilland DH.88 Comet
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gptkbp:historicalPeriod
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Interwar period
1915-1959
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Civil aviation development
First airport in London
Early_aviation_history_in_the_UK
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Croydon
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gptkbp:infrastructure
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Control tower
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Croydon,_London
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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gptkb:Air_raid_during_WWII
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
D-Day operations
First transatlantic flight from the UK
Formation_of_the_RAF
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gptkbp:notableGames
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gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
Avro Lancaster
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gptkbp:notablePerson
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gptkb:Sir_Alan_Cobham
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gptkbp:opened
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1915
1959
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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No. 601 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:London_Air_Defence_Area
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gptkbp:replacedBy
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gptkb:London_Gatwick_Airport
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gptkbp:runway_length
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Asphalt
1,800 meters
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gptkbp:servedIn
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gptkb:World_War_II
Civil airport
Training base
Emergency landing site
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gptkbp:type
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Military airfield
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:usedFor
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Aircraft maintenance
Pilot training
Air shows
Search and rescue operations
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