RAF Bruntingthorpe

former Royal Air Force aerodrome, now privately owned facility near the village of Bruntingthorpe in Leicestershire, England
Place aerodrome Q7275204
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RAF Bruntingthorpe

Summary

RAF Bruntingthorpe is an aerodrome[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • RAF Bruntingthorpe is located in Harborough[3].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's image is recorded as RAF Bruntingthorpe - Boeing B47 parked.jpg[5].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's instance of is recorded as aerodrome[6].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[7].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's operator is recorded as Royal Air Force[8].
  • Bruntingthorpe is named after RAF Bruntingthorpe[9].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's Commons category is recorded as RAF Bruntingthorpe[10].
  • +1942-12-08T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Bruntingthorpe[11].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe was dissolved in +1962-01-01T00:00:00Z[12].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's OS grid reference is recorded as SP590885[13].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 52.4969, 'longitude': -1.11333, 'precision': 0.0001}[14].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/04hp_x[15].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[16].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's different from is recorded as Bruntingthorpe Aerodrome[17].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+139'}[18].
  • RAF Bruntingthorpe's historic county is recorded as Leicestershire[19].

Body

Geography

RAF Bruntingthorpe is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Harborough[3].

Physical Characteristics

RAF Bruntingthorpe's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q11573', 'amount': '+139'}[18].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include aerodrome[6] and Royal Air Force station[7].

History and Context

+1942-12-08T00:00:00Z marks the founding of RAF Bruntingthorpe[11]. Bruntingthorpe is named after it[9].

Why It Matters

RAF Bruntingthorpe ranks in the top 9% of aerodrome entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (8 views/month).[2]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] . wikidata.org.
  3. [6] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.

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