Statements (22)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
Royal Air Force station
|
| gptkbp:closed |
1971
|
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_Arab_Emirates
|
| gptkbp:currentUse |
Sharjah International Airport
|
| gptkbp:garrison |
gptkb:Trucial_Oman_Scouts
RAF squadrons |
| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
key British military base in the Gulf
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
RAF Sharjah
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Sharjah,_United_Arab_Emirates
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
handover to United Arab Emirates authorities in 1971
|
| gptkbp:notableFor |
first airfield in the Trucial States
|
| gptkbp:opened |
1932
|
| gptkbp:operatedBy |
gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
|
| gptkbp:purpose |
refuelling and staging post for Imperial Airways
|
| gptkbp:region |
gptkb:Persian_Gulf
|
| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Sharjah International Airport
|
| gptkbp:runwaySurface |
sand
asphalt (later years) |
| gptkbp:usedDuring |
gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:World_War_II |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:No._8_Squadron_RAF
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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