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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Royal Air Force station
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:General_Atomics_MQ-9_Reaper
gptkb:Boeing_Poseidon_MRA1
gptkb:Boeing_RC-135_Rivet_Joint
Boeing E-3 Sentry (historical)
Raytheon Sentinel R1 (historical)
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gptkbp:annualEvent
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gptkb:RAF_Waddington_International_Air_Show_(historical)
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gptkbp:commandStructure
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gptkb:No._1_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_Kingdom
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gptkbp:elevation
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70 m
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Air_Command
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gptkbp:hostedUnit
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gptkb:No._14_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._1_Intelligence,_Surveillance,_and_Reconnaissance_Wing
gptkb:No._216_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._2503_Squadron_RAuxAF_Regiment
gptkb:No._54_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._5_Force_Protection_Wing
gptkb:No._51_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._8_Squadron_RAF
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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RAF Waddington
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gptkbp:ICAO_code
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gptkb:EGXW
gptkb:WTN
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gptkbp:latitude
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53.1667
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Lincolnshire
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gptkbp:longitude
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-0.5236
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gptkbp:nearestCity
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gptkb:Lincoln
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gptkbp:notableEvent
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Home to Avro Vulcan bombers
Key ISTAR hub for the RAF
V-bomber base during the Cold War
Base for airborne early warning and control aircraft
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gptkbp:opened
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1916
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gptkbp:operatedBy
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:postalCode
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LN5 9NB
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gptkbp:previousAircraft
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gptkb:Avro_Manchester
gptkb:Handley_Page_Hampden
gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:English_Electric_Canberra
gptkb:Hawker_Siddeley_Nimrod
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gptkbp:primaryUse
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gptkb:Intelligence,_Surveillance,_Target_Acquisition_and_Reconnaissance_(ISTAR)
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gptkbp:runwayLength
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2,744 m
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gptkbp:runwaySurface
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asphalt
02/20
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gptkbp:usedDuring
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:First_World_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
Present day
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-waddington/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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4
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