RAF Martlesham Heath

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RAF Martlesham Heath was a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, that played a significant role in British air defense and aircraft testing, particularly during the early and mid-20th century.

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RAF Martlesham Heath canonical 3

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Statements (50)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station ⓘ
activeDuring World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ
basedUnit Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment ⓘ
No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF ⓘ
No. 11 Group RAF ⓘ
No. 17 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 242 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 25 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 264 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 278 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 356 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 418 Squadron RCAF ⓘ
No. 56 Squadron RAF ⓘ
No. 71 Squadron RAF ⓘ
closed 1963 ⓘ
continent Europe ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
distanceFrom approximately 6 miles east of Ipswich ⓘ
establishedDuring World War I ⓘ
garrison Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment ⓘ
hasMemorial Martlesham Heath Control Tower Museum ⓘ
heritage former control tower preserved as museum ⓘ
IATACode none ⓘ
ICAOCode none ⓘ
laterUse civilian development ⓘ
housing estate ⓘ
locatedIn East of England ⓘ
England ⓘ
Martlesham Heath ⓘ
Suffolk ⓘ
near Ipswich ⓘ
notableFor British aircraft trials ⓘ
development of air armament ⓘ
testing of bomber aircraft ⓘ
testing of fighter aircraft ⓘ
opened 1917 ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
ownedBy Air Ministry ⓘ
partOf RAF Coastal Command ⓘ
RAF Fighter Command ⓘ
region Suffolk Coastal area ⓘ
linked to: Suffolk Coastal
runwaySurface grass ⓘ
usedFor air defense ⓘ
aircraft development ⓘ
aircraft evaluation ⓘ
aircraft testing ⓘ
fighter operations ⓘ
research and development ⓘ

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

Battle of Britain airfields → hasPart → RAF Martlesham Heath ⓘ
Martlesham Heath → hasFormerFacility → RAF Martlesham Heath ⓘ
No. 25 Squadron RAF → garrison → RAF Martlesham Heath ⓘ