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RAF Manston

Royal Air Force Manston or more simply RAF Manston is a former Royal Air Force station located in the north-east of Kent, at grid reference TR334663 on the Isle of Thanet from 1916 until 1996. The site was split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport (KIA), since closed, and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and…

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Owner
Ministry of Defence (MoD)
Battles/wars
First World War European theatre of World War II Cold War
Built
1916 (1916)
Built by
John Laing & Son Ltd
Code
MQ
Condition
Closed

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RAF Manston

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Edges245
Triples131
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.00813
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RAF Manston

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related to Search and rescue base · 26
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related to Accidents · 20
RAF Manston → All, American Republic F-84E Thunderjet, Any, April, As, Captain Clifford Vincent Fogarty, Civil Aviation Authority, Fighter Bomber Group, Fighter Bomber Squadron, Havilland Mosquito, Kent, Manston, Master Diversion Airfield, On, RAF, September, Serial Number, St Peter's, The, United States Air Force
related to Closure · 20
RAF Manston → Aircraft Handling Branch, Army, CTE, Defence Fire Training, Development Centre, DFTDC, Establishment, Fire Service Central Training, Flight Deck Operations, FSCTE Manston, In, Kent International Airport, Manston's, Naval Air Stations, RAF Ash, RNAS Culdrose, Royal Navy, School, The, The MoD
related to USAF use · 20
RAF Manston → AD, Air Division, At, Boeing B-47 Stratojet, Cold War, Convair B-36 Peacemaker, During, In, Luftwaffe, Manston, May, SAC, SAC's, Second World War, Strategic Air Command, The, The RAF, There, To, United States Air Force
related to Video games · 12
RAF Manston → Although, Britain, Dover, Dover Castle, England, France, In, Kent, Port, Strait, The, War Thunder
related to External links · 4
RAF Manston → Manston AirfieldStations-M, RAF Manston AerodromeLancaster Mk, Read, ReculverHistory
related to Museums · 4
RAF Manston → Hurricane Memorial Museum, MuseumThe Spitfire, The RAF Manston History, There
Operator · 3
RAF Manston → Royal Air Force (1918–1952) and (1958–1999), Royal Naval Air Service (1916–1918), United States Air Force (1952–1958)
related to Film and TV · 3
RAF Manston → Oscar, Soviet, The War Game
Fate · 2
RAF Manston → Airfield amalgamated with Kent International Airport., Remainder of site retained by the MOD as the Fire Service Central Training Establishment which subsequently became the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre.

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
RAF ManstonBattles/warsFirst World War European theatre of World War II Cold War1.00infobox
RAF ManstonBuilt1916 (1916)1.00infobox
RAF ManstonBuilt byJohn Laing & Son Ltd1.00infobox
RAF ManstonCodeMQ1.00infobox
RAF ManstonConditionClosed1.00infobox
RAF ManstonControlled byRAF Fighter Command 1939–194? * No. 11 Group RAF RAF Transport Command 194?-19501.00infobox
RAF ManstonCoordinates.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-pars…1.00infobox
RAF ManstonElevation46 metres (151 ft) AMSL1.00infobox
RAF ManstonFateAirfield amalgamated with Kent International Airport.1.00infobox
RAF ManstonFateRemainder of site retained by the MOD as the Fire Service Central Training Establishment which subsequently became the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre.1.00infobox
RAF ManstonGrid referenceTR3336621.00infobox
RAF ManstonIn use1916–1999 (1999)1.00infobox
RAF ManstonOperatorRoyal Naval Air Service (1916–1918)1.00infobox
RAF ManstonOperatorRoyal Air Force (1918–1952) and (1958–1999)1.00infobox
RAF ManstonOperatorUnited States Air Force (1952–1958)1.00infobox
RAF ManstonOwnerMinistry of Defence (MoD)1.00infobox
RAF ManstonRunwaysRunways Direction Length and surface 10/28 2,752 metres (9,029 ft) Asphalt1.00infobox
RAF ManstonTypeRoyal Air Force station1.00infobox
RAF Manstonis aformer Royal Air Force station located in the north-east of Kent0.90text

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