RAF Station Tobruk

GPTKB entity

Statements (44)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf military base
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire
gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane
gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkb:Bristol_Beaufighter
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:associatedWith No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 80 Squadron RAF
No. 112 Squadron RAF
No. 274 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:branch gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:commandStructure gptkb:RAF_Middle_East_Command
gptkbp:currentStatus ruins
gptkbp:geographicalFeature gptkb:Mediterranean_Sea
gptkbp:historicalEvent intelligence gathering
air superiority missions
archaeological studies
logistical support
preservation efforts
reconnaissance missions
defensive operations
air raids
ground support missions
training operations
evacuation operations
collaboration with other forces
post-war assessments
Axis air attacks
Allied_air_operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance strategic location
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Station Tobruk
gptkbp:infrastructure control tower
hangars
barracks
maintenance facilities
runways
fuel storage
gptkbp:location Tobruk, Libya
gptkbp:notableEvent Battle of Tobruk
gptkbp:opened 1942
1945
gptkbp:operationalStatus gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:postWarCareer abandoned
gptkbp:purpose air operations