RAF Station Gibraltar

GPTKB entity

Statements (49)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military base
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Lockheed_Martin_C-130_Hercules
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Operation_Torch
Operation Overlord
Operation Husky
Operation Dragoon
gptkbp:coordinates 36.1519° N, 5.3470° W
gptkbp:elevation 50 meters
gptkbp:features control tower
hangars
barracks
maintenance facilities
administrative buildings
runways
fuel storage facilities
radar installations
communications equipment
apron areas
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Operation_Pedestal
gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Gibraltar_Airlift
post-war military restructuring
Cold_War_operations
NATO_exercises
Gibraltar's_strategic_importance
British_military_presence_in_the_Mediterranean
British_withdrawal_from_East_of_Suez
Gibraltar's_role_in_NATO
Gibraltar's_role_in_the_Falklands_War
Gibraltar's_role_in_the_Gulf_War
Gibraltar's_role_in_the_War_on_Terror
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Station Gibraltar
gptkbp:location Gibraltar
gptkbp:opened 1943
1991
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:partOf British_Overseas_Territory
gptkbp:purpose air defense
gptkbp:runway_length 2,743 meters
gptkbp:usedFor logistics support
search and rescue operations
air transport
reconnaissance missions
training missions