RAF Kemble

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RAF Kemble was a former Royal Air Force station in Gloucestershire, England, best known as an early home of the Red Arrows and later as a major aircraft maintenance and storage airfield.

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RAF Kemble canonical 5

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
basedUnit No. 5 Maintenance Unit RAF
No. 7 Maintenance Unit RAF
Red Arrows
United States Air Force detachments
country United Kingdom
currentStatus civilian airport
garrison Royal Air Force
hasICAOCode EGBP
hasInfrastructure dispersal areas
hangars
maintenance facilities
hasRunway east–west runway
northeast–southwest runway
northwest–southeast runway
IATHost International Air Tattoo
laterKnownAs Cotswold Airport
locatedInAdministrativeArea Cotswold District
location England
Gloucestershire
militaryBranch Royal Air Force
near Cirencester
Kemble village
notableAircraftActivity airliner storage
fast jet storage
jet trainer operations
notableFor early home of the Red Arrows
opened World War II era
operatedBy RAF Maintenance Command
RAF Transport Command
operator Royal Air Force
partOf Royal Air Force station network in the UK
postMilitaryUse air shows
aircraft recycling
civil airfield
general aviation
primaryRole maintenance airfield
storage airfield
region South West England
linked to: southwest England
runwaySurface concrete
status former military airfield
usedDuring Cold War
Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor aircraft maintenance
aircraft storage
training

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Cotswold Airport formerName RAF Kemble
Cotswold Airport formerlyKnownAs RAF Kemble
subject linked to: Kemble village
Kemble historicalAssociation RAF Kemble
subject linked to: Kemble village
Cotswold Airport formerlyKnownAs RAF Kemble
subject linked to: Kemble