RAF Tangmere

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Tangmere

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft	gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
gptkbp:associated_with	No. 602 Squadron RAF No. 92 Squadron RAF No. 601 Squadron RAF No. 145 Squadron RAF No. 164 Squadron RAF No. 245 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:current_use	civil aviation airfield
gptkbp:elevation	10 meters
gptkbp:exhibits	gptkb:Tangmere_Military_Aviation_Museum
gptkbp:famousPerson	gptkb:Squadron_Leader_A._J._'Sandy'_McNab gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._'Jock'_McDonald gptkb:Wing_Commander_Johnnie_Johnson gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._'Jack'_McCarthy gptkb:Group_Captain_A._J._'Sandy'_McNab gptkb:Group_Captain_Sir_Douglas_Bader gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._A._'Johnny'_Johnson gptkb:Wing_Commander_R._A._'Bob'_Hargreaves gptkb:Group_Captain_H._A._'Hugh'_McDonald gptkb:Squadron_Leader_J._A._'Jock'_McDonald gptkb:Squadron_Leader_J._A._'Jack'_McCarthy gptkb:Squadron_Leader_R._A._'Bob'_Hargreaves gptkb:Wing_Commander_J._M._'Jimmy'_Rawnsley
gptkbp:historical_significance	gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF Tangmere
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Tangmere,_West_Sussex,_England
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:opened	1917 1970
gptkbp:role	fighter station
gptkbp:runway_length	1,800 meters
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:website	www.tangmere-museum.org.uk