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Royal Air Force airfield from 1941 to 1963

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1939 — 1951

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• Freebase entry^@

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1642-11-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aylesbury

1643-06-18T00:00:00Z

Battle of Chalgrove Field

0871-01-04T00:00:00Z

Battle of Englefield

1688-12-09T00:00:00Z

Battle of Reading

0871-01-08T00:00:00Z

Battle of Reading

1643-04-25T00:00:00Z

Siege of Reading

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1642	Battle of Aylesbury	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Chalgrove Field	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	871	Battle of Englefield	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1688	Battle of Reading	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	871	Battle of Reading	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Reading	siege, google		Wikidata
bunker		Aylesbury Buckinghamshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker	1939	Battle of Britain Bunker	military museum, bunker, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Beaconsfield Buckinghamshire County Standby Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Berkshire Country Council Emergency Control Bunker	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Chiltern District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Easthampstead Park - Bracknell and East Berkshire (Sub) County Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Hayes Sub Area Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Borough Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Hillingdon Borough Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Reading Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Uxbridge Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Watford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	bunker		Wikidata
castle	1066	Berkhamsted Castle	ruins, motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1348	Greys Court	English country house, house museum, quadrangular castle, tripadvisor, google		Wikidata
castle	1067	Wallingford Castle	concentric castle, archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1070	Windsor Castle	royal palace, tourist attraction, English country house, house museum, palace, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Forbury Hill	motte, artillery battery, mound		Wikidata
museum		Museum of Technology, The History of Gadgets and Gizmos	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata