RAF Thruxton

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

GPTKB entity

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:closed	1946
gptkbp:codename	gptkb:XQ
gptkbp:country	gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse	gptkb:Thruxton_Aerodrome gptkb:Thruxton_Circuit
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF Thruxton
gptkbp:location	Thruxton, Hampshire, England
gptkbp:notableEvent	D-Day glider operations
gptkbp:notableUnit	gptkb:No._297_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._299_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._168_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._225_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:opened	1942
gptkbp:operatedBy	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:osGridReference	SU 282456
gptkbp:runwaySurface	gptkb:grass
gptkbp:usedBy	gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces gptkb:RAF_Army_Cooperation_Command gptkb:RAF_Fighter_Command
gptkbp:usedDuring	gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:298_Squadron gptkb:298_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7