RAF Risalpur

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Risalpur
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:military
gptkbp:country gptkb:Pakistan
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force_Academy
gptkbp:elevation 1050 ft
gptkbp:garrison gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force_Academy_Risalpur
gptkbp:historicalSignificance first airbase of Royal Air Force in British India
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Risalpur
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:OPRS
gptkbp:location gptkb:Risalpur,_Khyber_Pakhtunkhwa,_Pakistan
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:No._31_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._1_Squadron_PAF
gptkb:No._4_Flying_Training_School_PAF
gptkbp:opened 1910
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force
gptkbp:runwaySurface asphalt
gptkbp:trainingRole pilot training
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:Pakistan_Air_Force
1947
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_I
gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._30_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6