RAF Great Sampford

military airfield in Essex

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1942 — 1948

site, Royal Air Force station, air base, aerodrome, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

• Freebase entry^@
• Subterranea Britannica article^@

Location: 51.9906, 0.356667, ///midwinter.tropic.ghosts, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1326-10-04T00:00:00Z

Capture of Cambridge

1455-05-31T00:00:00Z

First Battle of St Albans

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Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	1326	Capture of Cambridge	battle		Wikidata
conflict	1455	First Battle of St Albans	battle, google		Wikidata
bunker		Cambridge Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire District Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Saffron Walden Uttlesford District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle		Hedingham Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Stansted Mountfitchet Castle	ringwork castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Waytemore Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1946	Airborne Assault	regimental museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1977	Imperial War Museum Duxford	national museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1964	Royal Anglian Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata