RAF Wymeswold (former airfield)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/RAF_Wymeswold_(former_airfield)
GPTKB entity
Statements (28)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Royal Air Force station
gptkbp:closed 1970
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:industry
solar farm
driver training centre
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Wymeswold (former airfield)
gptkbp:location gptkb:Leicestershire,_England
gptkbp:nearestCity gptkb:Wymeswold
gptkbp:notableEvent used for gliding after closure
used for car testing and motorsport events after closure
gptkbp:opened 1942
gptkbp:operatedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:osGridReference SK602234
gptkbp:runwaySurface 3
asphalt
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:No._56_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._257_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._196_Squadron_RAF
gptkb:No._504_(County_of_Nottingham)_Squadron_RAuxAF
No. 108 Operational Training Unit RAF
No. 1382 (Transport) Conversion Unit RAF
No. 28 Operational Training Unit RAF
No. 93 Group Communication Flight RAF
No. 1521 (Beam Approach Training) Flight RAF
gptkbp:usedDuring gptkb:Second_World_War
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Wymeswold
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8