RAF West Malling

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

GPTKB entity

Statements (65)

Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instance_of	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:aircraft_operated	gptkb:Supermarine_Spitfire gptkb:Hawker_Hurricane gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress gptkb:Lockheed_P-38_Lightning gptkb:Avro_Lancaster
gptkbp:associated_with	gptkb:National_Guard gptkb:Royal_Auxiliary_Air_Force
gptkbp:closed	gptkb:1996
gptkbp:coordinates	51.3194° N, 0.3928° E
gptkbp:current_use	Commercial and private aviation
gptkbp:elevation	50 feet
gptkbp:facilities	Barracks Control tower Hangars Runways Maintenance buildings
gptkbp:has_airport	Military airfield
gptkbp:historical_significance	gptkb:Cold_War gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	RAF West Malling
gptkbp:location	gptkb:Kent,_England
gptkbp:notable_event	gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkbp:opened	1939
gptkbp:part_of	gptkb:No._38_Group_RAF
gptkbp:runway_length	2,743 meters
gptkbp:served_as	Base for fighter squadrons Base for transport squadrons Base for operational squadrons Base for reconnaissance squadrons Base for training squadrons
gptkbp:squadron_history	gptkb:No._111_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._17_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._29_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._245_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._263_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._145_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._222_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._111_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._151_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._151_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._17_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._222_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._245_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._263_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._29_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._308_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._308_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._501_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._504_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._504_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._605_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._605_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._616_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._92_Squadron_RAF_Auxiliary gptkb:No._616_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._92_Squadron_RAF gptkb:No._501_Squadron_RAF No. 145 Squadron RAF Auxiliary
gptkbp:type	gptkb:Airport
gptkbp:used_by	gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:website	www.raf.mod.uk
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:No._12_Group_RAF
gptkbp:bfsLayer	5