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gptkbp:instanceOf
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aircraft
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gptkbp:aircraft
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B-17 Flying Fortress
B-24 Liberator
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gptkbp:associatedWith
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gptkb:8th_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:USAAF_8th_Air_Force
gptkb:501st_Bomb_Group
gptkb:501st_Bombardment_Group
gptkb:8th_Bombardment_Squadron
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gptkbp:base
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gptkb:8th_Air_Force_Command
Heavy bomber base
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gptkbp:communityImpact
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Local tourism
Historical education programs
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gptkbp:conservationEfforts
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Local historical society involvement
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gptkbp:controls
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Military history site
WWII heritage site
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gptkbp:currentStatus
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Closed
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gptkbp:elevation
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60 feet
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gptkbp:geographicalFeature
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52.155°N, 0.975°E
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gptkbp:historicalRole
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gptkb:Airbase_during_WWII
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gptkbp:historicalSignificance
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Strategic bombing missions
Listed as a historical site
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Rattlesden
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gptkbp:IATA_code
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Former military airfield
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gptkbp:landUse
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Agricultural
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gptkbp:location
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Rattlesden,_Suffolk,_England
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gptkbp:militaryRank
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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World_War_II_operations
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gptkbp:notableFeature
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Operation Pointblank
Bombing_of_German_industrial_targets
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gptkbp:opened
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1943
1945
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gptkbp:operationalStatus
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1943-1945
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gptkbp:partOf
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8th Air Force
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gptkbp:postRetirementCareer
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Recreational area
Civilian airfield
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gptkbp:postWarCareer
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Agricultural land
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gptkbp:primaryFunction
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Training missions
Bombing missions
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gptkbp:relatedAircraft
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gptkb:B-17G
B-24D
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gptkbp:runway_length
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Asphalt
North-South
5000 feet
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gptkbp:runway_surface
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Decommissioned
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gptkbp:surroundingArea
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Road access
Rail access
Rattlesden_village
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gptkbp:type
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Military airfield
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gptkbp:usedBy
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
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