RAF Lydda

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Lydda
GPTKB entity
Statements (19)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:closed 1948
gptkbp:countryOfOperation gptkb:Mandatory_Palestine
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Israel
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Lydda
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:OLYD
LYD
gptkbp:laterBecame gptkb:Ben_Gurion_Airport
gptkbp:location gptkb:Lydda,_Mandatory_Palestine
gptkbp:notableEvent site of 1948 Lydda airport massacre
gptkbp:opened 1917
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:RAF_Middle_East_Command
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:RAF_Transport_Command
gptkb:RAF_Palestine_Command
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:98th_Bombardment_Group
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6