RAF Wickenby

GPTKB entity

Properties (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft Over 100 aircraft
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:celebrates War memorials on site
gptkbp:coordinates 53.2833° N, 0.5167° W
gptkbp:currentStatus Private airfield
gptkbp:currentUse Private flying club
gptkbp:elevation 30 meters
gptkbp:exhibits Multiple hangars
gptkbp:finalDisposal No. 626 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:firstAwarded No. 12 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:hasMuseum gptkb:Wickenby_Airfield_Museum
gptkbp:height Yes
gptkbp:historicalEvent gptkb:Battle_of_Britain
gptkb:Bombing_raids_over_Germany
Post-war civilian use
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Wickenby
gptkbp:IATA_code Emergency services
Parking areas
Control tower
Fuel storage
Weather station
Military airfield
Maintenance hangars
Hangar space
Crew rest areas
Pilot briefing rooms
Navigation_aids
Runway_lighting
gptkbp:location gptkb:Wickenby,_Lincolnshire,_England
gptkbp:notableFeature Operation Market Garden
Operation Chastise
D-Day operations
Operation Manna
gptkbp:notableGames gptkb:Boeing_B-17_Flying_Fortress
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:opened 1943
1967
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:RAF_Bomber_Command
gptkbp:runway_length Asphalt
09/27
45 meters
1,800 meters
gptkbp:runway_surface Decommissioned
gptkbp:surroundingArea gptkb:Lincolnshire_Wolds
gptkbp:type Airfield
gptkbp:usedBy No. 12 Squadron RAF
No. 626 Squadron RAF
gptkbp:visitors Open to the public