RAF Hemswell

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:aircraft_operated gptkb:Handley_Page_Hampden
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Vickers_Valiant
gptkb:Avro_Lincoln
gptkb:English_Electric_Canberra
gptkbp:closed 1967
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Hemswell_Antiques_Centre
residential housing
Hemswell Cliff community
gptkbp:elevation 30 m
gptkbp:featuredIn film 'The Dam Busters' (1955)
gptkbp:heritageStatus some buildings Grade II listed
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Hemswell
gptkbp:latitude 53.4103
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:longitude -0.5703
gptkbp:missionType gptkb:Thor_IRBM
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Lincoln
gptkb:Gainsborough
gptkbp:notableEvent Thor missile deployment during Cold War
used for filming 'The Dam Busters'
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:No._199_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._61_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._109_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._144_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._150_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._170_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._301_Polish_Bomber_Squadron
gptkb:No._305_Polish_Bomber_Squadron
gptkbp:opened 1918
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:originalName gptkb:RFC_Harpswell
gptkbp:osGridReference SK983898
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkb:RAF_Strike_Command
gptkbp:renamed gptkb:RAF_Hemswell
gptkb:RFC_Harpswell
1920
gptkbp:role Bomber Command base
Missile base
gptkbp:runwaySurface Concrete
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:website https://www.hemswellcliffparishcouncil.org.uk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:617_Squadron_(RAF)
gptkb:Norfolk,_England,_United_Kingdom
gptkb:The_Dam_Busters_(1955_film)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6