RAF Cosford

Royal Air Force training station in Shropshire, England

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Royal Air Force Cosford, EGWC  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, No. 22 Group RAF, United Kingdom

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1643-03-19T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hopton Heath

1644-03-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stourbridge Heath

0910-08-05T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tettenhall

1644-06-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tipton Green

1645-07-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of High Ercall Hall

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Frameless

Air Traffic Control Tower and Hangar 2 at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 519141

Commemorative Plaque - geograph.org.uk - 93113

Cosford Airfield runway - geograph.org.uk - 707866

Cosford station, air ambulance depot and museum. - geograph.org.uk - 45287

Fulton Block 4 Sqn Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 93108

Grass-covered hangar

Over the bridge then sharp left - geograph.org.uk - 748048

Parade Ground - geograph.org.uk - 631097

Pre-War wooden 'lines' at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 544722

RAF hangars - geograph.org.uk - 394312

RAF Helicopter at RAF Cosford. - geograph.org.uk - 707989

Wooden Chapel at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 544721

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Hopton Heath	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Stourbridge Heath	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	910	Battle of Tettenhall	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Tipton Green	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Siege of High Ercall Hall	siege, google		Wikidata
bunker		Drakelow Tunnels	military museum, factory, bunker, tunnel, google		Wikidata
bunker		ROF Swynnerton	Royal Ordnance Factory, bunker, google		Wikidata
bunker		Stafford Staffordshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle		Acton Burnell Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Cannock Castle Ring	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1070	Dudley Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Moreton Corbet Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Military Wireless Museum in the Midlands	independent museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1979	RAF Museum Midlands	national museum, military museum, tourist attraction, aviation museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1973	Worcestershire Yeomanry Cavalry Museum	military museum, museum		Wikidata
image	2006	Air Traffic Control Tower and Hangar 2 at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 519141			Wikimedia
image	2000	Commemorative Plaque - geograph.org.uk - 93113			Wikimedia
image	2008	Cosford Airfield runway - geograph.org.uk - 707866			Wikimedia
image	2005	Cosford station, air ambulance depot and museum. - geograph.org.uk - 45287			Wikimedia
image	2000	Fulton Block 4 Sqn Entrance - geograph.org.uk - 93108			Wikimedia
image	2005	Grass-covered hangar			Wikimedia
image	2008	Over the bridge then sharp left - geograph.org.uk - 748048			Wikimedia
image	2006	Parade Ground - geograph.org.uk - 631097			Wikimedia
image	2007	Pre-War wooden 'lines' at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 544722			Wikimedia
image	2007	RAF hangars - geograph.org.uk - 394312			Wikimedia
image	2008	RAF Helicopter at RAF Cosford. - geograph.org.uk - 707989			Wikimedia
image	2007	Wooden Chapel at RAF Cosford - geograph.org.uk - 544721			Wikimedia