RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Wattisham,_Suffolk,_England
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentName gptkb:Wattisham_Airfield
gptkbp:currentUse Army Air Corps base
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Wattisham, Suffolk, England
gptkbp:ICAO_code EGUW
gptkbp:location gptkb:Suffolk,_England
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Ipswich
gptkb:Stowmarket
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Phantom_FGR.2
gptkb:English_Electric_Lightning
gptkb:Hawker_Hunter
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._111_Squadron_RAF
gptkbp:opened 1939
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:primaryUse fighter station
gptkbp:railwayStationClosed 1993
gptkbp:runwaySurface asphalt
gptkbp:transferredTo gptkb:British_Army
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Llewellyn_Rhys
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6