Royal Air Force Station Duxford

former Royal Air Force station and aerodrome near Duxford in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Royal Air Force Station Duxford

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Duxford is a Royal Air Force station[1].

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford is located in Cambridgeshire[2].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford is located in England[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's image is recorded as 64SqnRAF Duxford NAN3 60.jpg[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force aerodrome[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's owned by is recorded as Air Ministry[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's owned by is recorded as Government of the United Kingdom[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's operator is recorded as Royal Air Force[10].
  • Duxford is named after Royal Air Force Station Duxford[11].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's Commons category is recorded as RAF Duxford[12].
  • +1918-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Duxford[13].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford was dissolved in +1961-00-00T00:00:00Z[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's OS grid reference is recorded as TQ025363[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's coordinate location is recorded as {'globe': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2', 'altitude': None, 'latitude': 52.0895, 'longitude': 0.1232, 'precision': 2.77778e-07}[16].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's motto text is recorded as Verrimus caelum[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's motto text is recorded as We sweep the sky[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's different from is recorded as Duxford Aerodrome[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+168'}[21].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's historic county is recorded as Cambridgeshire[22].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's aerial view is recorded as Duxford-9july1946.jpg[23].
  • Royal Air Force Station Duxford's aerial view is recorded as Duxford Airfield 1918-1939 Q96065.jpg[24].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Duxford is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. Located in include Cambridgeshire[2], a county council area[25], in United Kingdom[26] and England[3], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[27], in United Kingdom[28], founded in 0927[29].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Duxford's elevation above sea level is recorded as {'unit': 'http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3710', 'amount': '+168'}[21].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

+1918-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Duxford[13]. Owners include Air Ministry[8], a department of the United Kingdom Government[30], in United Kingdom[31], founded in 1918[32], headquartered in London[33] and Government of the United Kingdom[9], a government[34], in United Kingdom[35], headquartered in 10 Downing Street[36]. Duxford is named after it[11].

References

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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. [8] . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [2] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [3] . wikidata.org.
  9. [10] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] . wikidata.org.
  11. [12] . wikidata.org.
  12. [13] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [15] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [19] . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] . wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [30] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [31] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [32] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [25] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  9. [26] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  10. [27] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  11. [28] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  12. [29] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

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

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