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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:military
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gptkbp:closed
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post-WWII
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gptkbp:homeTo
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Radar Research and Development Establishment (RRDE)
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Defford during WWII
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Defford,_Worcestershire,_England
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:de_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Avro_Anson
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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development of H2S radar
support for Bomber Command
support for Coastal Command
support for D-Day operations
support for Transport Command
testing of airborne radar systems
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:No._295_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._297_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._644_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._247_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._192_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._595_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._100_Group_RAF
No. 296 Squadron RAF
No. 511 Squadron RAF
No. 525 Squadron RAF
No. 1 Ferry Unit
No. 529 Squadron RAF
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gptkbp:opened
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1941
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:runwaySurface
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three concrete runways
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gptkbp:status
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partly preserved as National Trust Croome Park
site of RAF Defford Museum
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gptkbp:usedFor
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radar research
flight testing
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:National_Trust's_Croome_Park
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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