RAF Leiston

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Leiston
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_station
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:closed 1946
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:hasUnit gptkb:357th_Fighter_Group
gptkbp:location gptkb:Leiston,_Suffolk,_England
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Leiston
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:P-51_Mustang
gptkbp:notableEvent Home to aces such as Chuck Yeager
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:362nd_Fighter_Squadron
358th Fighter Squadron
363rd Fighter Squadron
gptkbp:opened 1942
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:osGridReference TM442637
gptkbp:region gptkb:East_of_England
gptkbp:runwaySurface 3
concrete
gptkbp:stationCode LL
gptkbp:status disused
gptkbp:type gptkb:Military_airfield
gptkbp:usedAs gptkb:USAAF_Eighth_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._3_Group_RAF
gptkb:84th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Leiston