RAF Glatton

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:385th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:457th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:associatedWith Strategic bombing campaign
gptkbp:base 8th Air Force
Heavy bomber base
gptkbp:built 1942
1945
gptkbp:code GLT
gptkbp:communityImpact Local history
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Not preserved
gptkbp:culturalSignificance Military heritage
gptkbp:currentStatus Closed
gptkbp:elevation 15 meters
gptkbp:environmentalImpact Land reclamation efforts
gptkbp:firstGeneration 1943
1945
gptkbp:geographicalFeature 52.4667° N, 0.2833° W
gptkbp:historicalPeriod Training and operations
gptkbp:historicalRecords RAF_records
USAAF_records
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Glatton
gptkbp:IATA_code Class A airfield
gptkbp:landUse Recreational area
gptkbp:localEconomy Historical site
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cambridgeshire,_England
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:notableEvent Operation Pointblank
gptkbp:notableFeature Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
gptkbp:operationalStatus 1943-1945
gptkbp:partOf 8th Air Force
gptkbp:postWarCareer Abandoned
Agricultural land
gptkbp:primaryFunction Bombing_operations
gptkbp:researchInterest Aviation history
gptkbp:runway_length Asphalt
North-South
1,800 meters
gptkbp:runway_surface Decommissioned
gptkbp:surroundingArea Road access
Rail access
Glatton village
gptkbp:tourism Heritage tourism
gptkbp:type Military airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces