Royal Air Force Station Cosford

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Cosford is an air base^[1]. It draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #109 of 917).^[2]

Key Facts

• Royal Air Force Station Cosford is located in Albrighton^[3].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford is in the country of United Kingdom^[4].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's image is recorded as Air Traffic Control Tower and Hangar 2 at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 519141.jpg^[5].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's instance of is recorded as air base^[6].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station^[7].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's owned by is recorded as Ministry of Defence^[8].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's owned by is recorded as Royal Air Force^[9].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's operator is recorded as No. 22 Group RAF^[10].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGWC^[11].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's location is recorded as Cosford^[12].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's Commons category is recorded as RAF Cosford^[13].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's runway is recorded as 06/24^[14].
• +1938-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Cosford^[15].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's OS grid reference is recorded as SJ792046^[16].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.64, 'lon': -2.3055555555556}^[17].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/03ldl4^[18].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/our-organisation/stations/raf-cosford/^[19].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Seul le premier pas coute'}^[20].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Only the first step is difficult'}^[21].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's GeoNames ID is recorded as 6296663^[22].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's BBC Things ID is recorded as bbb7dc12-832f-4c06-b674-bc3b5a0355d8^[23].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's different from is recorded as Royal Air Force Museum Cosford^[24].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+83'}^[25].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's GNS Unique Feature ID is recorded as 14340732^[26].
• Royal Air Force Station Cosford's TOID is recorded as 4000000073322903^[27].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Cosford is in the country of United Kingdom^[4]. It is located in Albrighton^[3].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Cosford's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+83'}^[25].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include air base^[6] and Royal Air Force station^[7].

History and Context

+1938-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Cosford^[15]. Owners include Ministry of Defence^[8], a department of the United Kingdom Government^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1964^[30], headquartered in Whitehall^[31] and Royal Air Force^[9], an air force^[32], in United Kingdom^[33], founded in 1918^[34], headquartered in Ministry of Defence Main Building^[35].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Cosford draws 128 Wikipedia views per month (air_base category, ranking #109 of 917).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]