RAF Old Buckenham

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
gptkb:North_American_P-51_Mustang
gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning
gptkb:Vickers_Wellington
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:conservationEfforts Local history societies
Heritage aviation groups
Airfield_restoration_projects
gptkbp:coordinates 52.4875° N, 1.0594° E
gptkbp:currentUse Private airfield
gptkbp:elevation 30 feet
gptkbp:events Airshows
Flying lessons
Aircraft exhibitions
gptkbp:geographicalFeature OS Map 1:25000
gptkbp:historicalSignificance Strategic bombing missions
Training base for pilots
Base_for_USAAF_units
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Old Buckenham
gptkbp:IATA_code Visitor center
Control tower
Fuel storage tanks
Hangars
Maintenance facilities
Taxiways
Former military airfield
Parking areas for aircraft
Runway_lights
gptkbp:location gptkb:Buckenham,_Norfolk,_England
gptkbp:notableFeature No. 100 Squadron RAF
Accidents during training flights
No. 462 Squadron RAAF
No. 75 Squadron RAF
Crash of B-17 in 1944
Emergency_landings_during_WWII
gptkbp:opened 1943
1963
gptkbp:owner Private ownership
gptkbp:runway_length Asphalt
09/27
1,800 meters
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:East_Anglia
gptkb:Norfolk_Broads
Buckenham_village
gptkbp:type Airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:website https://www.oldbuckenhamairfield.co.uk