RAF Harrowbeer

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:closed 1949
gptkbp:codename gptkb:EGHB
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:heritageStatus some buildings listed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Harrowbeer
gptkbp:location gptkb:Yelverton,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Yelverton
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Douglas_Boston
gptkb:Miles_Martinet
gptkb:North_American_Mustang
gptkb:Hawker_Typhoon
gptkb:Boulton_Paul_Defiant
gptkb:Lockheed_Hudson
gptkb:Fairey_Swordfish
gptkb:Supermarine_Walrus
gptkb:Westland_Whirlwind
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:Avro_Anson
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
gptkb:Westland_Lysander
gptkb:de_Havilland_Tiger_Moth
gptkbp:notableCommander Wing Commander Guy Gibson
gptkbp:notableEvent D-Day preparations
air-sea rescue operations
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:No._193_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._263_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._276_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._302_Polish_Fighter_Squadron
gptkb:No._312_(Czechoslovak)_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._402_Squadron_RCAF
gptkb:No._691_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._838_Naval_Air_Squadron
gptkbp:opened 1941
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:osGridReference SX513679
gptkbp:purpose fighter airfield
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_West_England
gptkbp:remnants gptkb:airport
air raid shelters
pillboxes
runway fragments
gptkbp:runwaySurface asphalt
gptkbp:status disused
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:website https://www.rafharrowbeer.co.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Yelverton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6