RAF Defford (during WWII)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Defford_(during_WWII)

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:Douglas_Dakota gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Telecommunications_Research_Establishment
gptkbp:currentUse	Home to RAF Defford Museum
gptkbp:elevation	30m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF Defford (during WWII)
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Defford,_Worcestershire,_England
gptkbp:nearbyLandmark	gptkb:Croome_Court
gptkbp:notableEvent	Development and testing of H2S radar Development of Oboe navigation system Development of Rebecca/Eureka transponders
gptkbp:notableFor	Development of airborne radar
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:operationalPeriod	1941–1946
gptkbp:osGridReference	SO885455
gptkbp:primaryUse	Radar research and development
gptkbp:runwaySurface	3
gptkbp:status	Part of National Trust Croome Park
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:No._10_Ferry_Pool_ATA gptkb:No._1519_(Beam_Approach_Training)_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1519_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1533_(Beam_Approach_Training)_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1533_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1539_(Beam_Approach_Training)_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1539_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1681_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1697_(Air_Despatch_Letter_Service)_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._1697_Flight_RAF gptkb:No._192_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._1_Ferry_Unit_RAF gptkb:No._23_Maintenance_Unit_RAF gptkb:No._247_Maintenance_Unit_RAF gptkb:No._285_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._595_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._5_Ferry_Pool_ATA
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:Croome_Court
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5