RAF Glatton

GPTKB entity

Statements (63)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:airfield_size Large
gptkbp:base Heavy bomber base
gptkbp:closing_date 1945
gptkbp:code GLT
gptkbp:coordinates 52.4667° N, 0.2833° W
gptkbp:current_status Closed
gptkbp:deployment 1943-04-01
gptkbp:elevation 15 meters
gptkbp:has_airport gptkb:fire_station
gptkb:emergency_services
Barracks
Communication systems
Recreational facilities
Training facilities
Parking areas
Control tower
Fuel storage
Ground support equipment
Logistics support
Medical facilities
Taxiways
Control room
Weather station
Runway lighting
Maintenance hangars
Armament storage
Security fencing
Supply depot
Transport facilities
Class A airfield
Operations room
Aircraft shelters
Bomb storage
Mess hall
gptkbp:height gptkb:Yes
gptkbp:historical_event D-Day support missions
gptkbp:historical_significance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Glatton
gptkbp:location gptkb:Cambridgeshire,_England
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:military_technology Agricultural land
gptkbp:notable_mission gptkb:Operation_Pointblank
gptkbp:operational_period 1943-1945
1945-06-30
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:8th_Air_Force
gptkbp:post_war_career Decommissioned
gptkbp:primary_function Bombing missions
gptkbp:runway_length 1,800 meters
gptkbp:runway_surface gptkb:Asphalt
North-South
gptkbp:squadrons gptkb:94th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:351st_Bombardment_Group
457th Bombardment Group
gptkbp:surrounding_area Glatton village
gptkbp:type Military airfield
gptkbp:used_by gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:457th_Bomb_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6