RAF Grafton Underwood

GPTKB entity

Properties (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Avro Lancaster
heavy bombers
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:base temporary airfield
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:RAF_Command
gptkbp:communityImpact minimal
gptkbp:conservationEfforts not preserved
gptkbp:coordinates 52.3667° N, 0.5667° W
gptkbp:cultural_heritage none
gptkbp:currentUse agricultural land
gptkbp:elevation 150 meters
gptkbp:exhibits none remaining
gptkbp:floors approximately 200 acres
gptkbp:height none
gptkbp:historicalPeriod 1940s
military training
gptkbp:historicalRecords available in archives
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic bombing missions
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Grafton Underwood
gptkbp:IATA_code triangular layout
Class A airfield
gptkbp:landOwnership private ownership
gptkbp:localGovernment gptkb:North_Northamptonshire
gptkbp:localHistory part of local heritage
gptkbp:location Grafton_Underwood,_Northamptonshire,_England
gptkbp:militaryRank gptkb:British_Armed_Forces
gptkbp:nearestCity Kettering
gptkbp:notable_event none held
gptkbp:notableEvent World_War_II_operations
gptkbp:opened 1941
1946
gptkbp:operationalStatus closed
gptkbp:partOf No. 8 Group RAF
gptkbp:passenger_traffic asphalt
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer recreational activities
gptkbp:postWarCareer disused
gptkbp:primaryFunction fighter operations
bomber operations
gptkbp:runway_length 09/27
45 meters
1,800 meters
asphalt
overgrown
gptkbp:runway_surface inactive
gptkbp:surroundingArea farmland
none remaining
gptkbp:type Military airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedFor training missions