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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:builtBy
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gptkb:John_Laing_&_Son_Ltd
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gptkbp:closed
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November 1963
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:distanceFromLincoln
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~20 miles northeast
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gptkbp:elevation
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128 m
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gptkbp:hasAirport
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Bomber Command airfield
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Ludford Magna
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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EGXF
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gptkbp:location
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Ludford, Lincolnshire, England
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Market_Rasen
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gptkbp:nickname
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Mudford Magna
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gptkbp:notableAircraft
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:Thor_IRBM
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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First base to operate ABC electronic warfare
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gptkbp:notableFor
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Airborne Cigar (ABC) jamming operations
Operation of Avro Lancaster bombers
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:No._626_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._101_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
gptkb:No._576_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:opened
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June 1943
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:osGridReference
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TF205888
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gptkbp:postwarUse
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Thor missile base
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gptkbp:runwayLength
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2,000 yards (main runway)
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gptkbp:runwaySurface
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3
Concrete
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gptkbp:status
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Disused
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gptkbp:ThorMissileDeployment
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1959-1963
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:Second_World_War
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._3_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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