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Royal Air Force Station Wittering

Royal Air Force support station and military airbase in Cambridgeshire, England, UK
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Royal Air Force Station Wittering

Summary

Royal Air Force Station Wittering is a Royal Air Force station[1]. It draws 554 Wikipedia views per month (royal_air_force_station category, ranking #15 of 149).[2]

Key Facts

  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering is located in Cambridgeshire[3].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering is in the country of United Kingdom[4].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's instance of is recorded as Royal Air Force station[5].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's instance of is recorded as air base[6].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering is owned by Ministry of Defence[7].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering is operated by Royal Air Force[8].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering is operated by No. 1 Group RAF[9].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's ICAO airport code is recorded as EGXT[10].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's Commons category is recorded as RAF Wittering[11].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's runway is recorded as 08/26[12].
  • May 5, 1916 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Wittering[13].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's OS grid reference is recorded as TF028025[14].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 52.6125, 'lon': -0.476389}[15].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's official website is recorded as https://www.raf.mod.uk/rafwittering/[16].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's described by source is recorded as Subterranea Britannica[17].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's motto text is recorded as {'lang': 'en-gb', 'text': 'Strength in Freedom'}[18].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+250'}[19].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's post town is recorded as Peterborough[20].
  • Royal Air Force Station Wittering's historic county is recorded as Cambridgeshire[21].

Body

Geography

Royal Air Force Station Wittering is in the country of United Kingdom[4]. It is located in Cambridgeshire[3].

Physical Characteristics

Royal Air Force Station Wittering sits at an elevation of {'unit': 'Q3710', 'amount': '+250'}[19].

Designation and Status

Recorded instance of include Royal Air Force station[5] and air base[6].

History and Context

May 5, 1916 marks the founding of Royal Air Force Station Wittering[13]. It is owned by Ministry of Defence[7].

Why It Matters

Royal Air Force Station Wittering draws 554 Wikipedia views per month (royal_air_force_station category, ranking #15 of 149).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 9 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 41 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [3] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . RAFweb.org. Retrieved . RAFweb.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 4d ago · Bouzinac · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Owned by → Ministry of Defence
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