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Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common

former Royal Air Force station near Newbury in Berkshire, England, UK
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Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is a Royal Air Force station[1]. It ranks in the top 6% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is located in Greenham[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is located in England[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is in the country of United Kingdom[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's instance of is recorded as air base[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is owned by Ministry of Defence[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is operated by Royal Air Force[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is operated by United States Air Force[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGVI[11].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's Commons category is recorded as RAF Greenham Common[12].
  • January 1, 1942 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common[13].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common was dissolved in January 1, 1991[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's OS grid reference is recorded as SU502646[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 51.378611111111, 'lon': -1.2822222222222}[16].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+116'}[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common's historic county is recorded as Berkshire[19].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common is in the country of United Kingdom[5]. Located in include Greenham[3], a village[20], in United Kingdom[21] and England[4], a constituent country of the United Kingdom[22], in United Kingdom[23], founded in 0927[24].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+116'}[18].

Designation and Status

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

History and Context

January 1, 1942 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common[13]. It is owned by Ministry of Defence[8].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Greenham Common ranks in the top 6% of royal_air_force_station entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (695 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 5 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[25] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[26]

Related Entities

England United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [24] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [25] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [26] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Dissolved → —
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence
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    + 16 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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