RAF Hunsdon

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RAF Hunsdon was a Royal Air Force station in Hertfordshire, England, that played a significant role during World War II as a base for fighter and bomber operations.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
RAF Hunsdon canonical 1
Royal Air Force Hunsdon 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station ⓘ
aircraftOperated Douglas Boston ⓘ
Hawker Hurricane ⓘ
North American Mustang ⓘ
Supermarine Spitfire ⓘ
de Havilland Mosquito ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
garrison No. 1451 (Fighter) Flight RAF ⓘ
No. 157 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 21 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 239 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 29 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 3 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 418 Squadron RCAF ⓘ
No. 464 Squadron RAAF ⓘ
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF ⓘ
No. 504 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 605 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 85 Squadron RAF ⓘ
hasAlternativeName Royal Air Force Hunsdon ⓘ
linked to: RAF Hunsdon
hasHeritage memorial to RAF and Allied aircrew ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Hunsdon Airfield memorial site ⓘ
hasRole bomber station ⓘ
fighter station ⓘ
hasRunwaySurface concrete ⓘ
tarmac ⓘ
locatedIn England ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ
Hunsdon ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
near Bishop's Stortford ⓘ
Harlow ⓘ
Ware ⓘ
notableEvent Operation Jericho support missions ⓘ
linked to: Operation Jericho

low-level intruder raids over France ⓘ
notableFor fighter operations over occupied Europe ⓘ
intruder missions ⓘ
night fighter operations ⓘ
opened Second World War era ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
partOf RAF Bomber Command ⓘ
RAF Fighter Command ⓘ
status disused airfield ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
usedFor air defence of the United Kingdom ⓘ
offensive operations against occupied Europe ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Hunsdon → airfieldName → RAF Hunsdon ⓘ
RAF Hunsdon → hasAlternativeName → Royal Air Force Hunsdon ⓘ
linked to: RAF Hunsdon