RAF Tibenham

GPTKB entity

Statements (30)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:assignee 231 Squadron (RAF)
445th Bombardment Group (USAAF)
gptkbp:builtFor gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:category Airfields of the VIII Bomber Command in England
Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk
gptkbp:closed 1959
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse Gliding airfield
gptkbp:elevation 51 m
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Tibenham
gptkbp:ICAO_code gptkb:EGWB
gptkbp:location Tibenham, Norfolk, England
gptkbp:notableEvent Home base of actor James Stewart during WWII
gptkbp:opened 1941
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:operator Norfolk Gliding Club
gptkbp:osGridReference TM 120 885
gptkbp:region gptkb:East_of_England
gptkbp:runwayLength 1,280 m
1,830 m
gptkbp:runwaySurface 18/36
12/30
06/24
Concrete
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:No._3_Group_RAF
gptkb:84th_Fighter_Squadron
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7