Upottery Airfield

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Upottery_Airfield
GPTKB entity
Statements (23)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:airport
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:RAF_Upottery
gptkbp:built 1943
gptkbp:closed 1948
gptkbp:codename gptkb:USAAF_Station_462
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:farmer
private airfield
gptkbp:featuredIn gptkb:Band_of_Brothers_(TV_miniseries)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Upottery Airfield
gptkbp:location gptkb:Upottery,_Devon,_England
gptkbp:notableAircraft gptkb:Douglas_C-47_Skytrain
gptkb:Douglas_C-53_Skytrooper
gptkbp:notableEvent D-Day operations
gptkbp:notableUnit gptkb:101st_Airborne_Division
gptkbp:opened 1944
gptkbp:osGridReference ST 210 070
gptkbp:region gptkb:South_West_England
gptkbp:runwaySurface concrete
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Blackdown_Hills
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6