RAF Linton-on-Ouse

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Linton-on-Ouse

GPTKB entity

Statements (84)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Lockheed_C-130_Hercules gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire gptkb:Douglas_DC-3 gptkb:Jet_Provost gptkb:B-29_Superfortress gptkb:Boeing_CH-47_Chinook gptkb:Bell_AH-1_Cobra gptkb:Boeing_707 gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Harrier gptkb:Consolidated_B-24_Liberator gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-35_Lightning_II gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_AV-8_B_Harrier_II gptkb:Mc_Donnell_Douglas_F-4_Phantom_II gptkb:Mikoyan_Mi_G-21 gptkb:Chinook_helicopter gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-16_Fighting_Falcon gptkb:Bristol gptkb:Focke-Wulf_Fw_190 gptkb:Hawk_T1 gptkb:Airbus gptkb:Boeing gptkb:Boeing_737 gptkb:Dassault_Rafale gptkb:Sikorsky_UH-60_Black_Hawk gptkb:Avro_Anson gptkb:Lockheed_L-1049_Super_Constellation gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor gptkb:Vickers_Wellington gptkb:Airbus_A400_M gptkb:T-6_Texan_II gptkb:Saab_JAS_39_Gripen gptkb:Avro_Lancaster gptkb:Mikoyan_Mi_G-29 gptkb:C-130_Hercules gptkb:Eurofighter_Typhoon gptkb:Northrop_Grumman_B-2_Spirit
gptkbp:airfield_code	EGXW
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:base	Military airfield
gptkbp:closed	gptkb:2020
gptkbp:closure_type	Civilian use planned Reduction in RAF training requirements
gptkbp:current_status	Closed
gptkbp:elevation	15 meters
gptkbp:geographical_feature	gptkb:River_Ouse
gptkbp:has_units	gptkb:No._4_Flying_Training_School_RAF
gptkbp:historical_event	Battle of Britain training
gptkbp:historical_role	Training pilots for the RAF
gptkbp:historical_significance	World War II training base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF Linton-on-Ouse
gptkbp:location	Linton-on-Ouse, North Yorkshire, England
gptkbp:military_branch	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:notable_event	Last flight in 2020
gptkbp:opened	1937
gptkbp:operational_period	1937-2020
gptkbp:owned_by	gptkb:Ministry_of_Defence
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:RAF_Training_Command
gptkbp:primary_function	gptkb:Pilot_training
gptkbp:runway_length	2,743 meters
gptkbp:runway_surface	gptkb:Asphalt
gptkbp:served_as	Pilot training base
gptkbp:surrounding_area	gptkb:Yorkshire
gptkbp:type	gptkb:Airport
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._48_Squadron_RAF gptkb:The_17th_Air_Force gptkb:No._12_Group_RAF gptkb:No._26_Group_RAF gptkb:No._37_Group_RAF gptkb:No._40_Group_RAF gptkb:No._4_Group_RAF gptkb:RAF_Leeming gptkb:The_Royal_Air_Force gptkb:No._38_Squadron gptkb:No._48_Squadron gptkb:Coastal_Command gptkb:No._8_Group_RAF gptkb:No._13_Flying_Training_School_RAF gptkb:No._8_Flying_Training_School_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5