RAF Holme-on-Spalding Moor

Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

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1066-09-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Fulford

0633-10-12T00:00:00Z

Battle of Hatfield Chase

1644-04-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Selby

1066-09-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stamford Bridge

0867-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of York

1642-07-10T00:00:00Z

Siege of Hull

1643-10-12T00:00:00Z

Siege of Hull

1644-07-16T00:00:00Z

Siege of York

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Frameless

458 Squadron RAAF aircrew Dec 1941 AWM P05660.001

458 Squadron RAAF Wellington aircrew Dec 1941 AWM P00631.003

A sergeant on flying control duty reports the landing of a Halifax Mk V of No. 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, 21 October 1943. CH11528

War Graves at All Saints Church, HOSM - geograph.org.uk - 586872

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Fulford	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	633	Battle of Hatfield Chase	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Selby	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Stamford Bridge	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	867	Battle of York	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1642	Siege of Hull	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Siege of Hull	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of York	siege, google		Wikidata
vessel	1960	Arctic Corsair	museum ship, fishing trawler, google		Wikidata
vessel		Ferriby Boats	shipwreck, museum ship, google		Wikidata
bunker		Wawne Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		York Cold War Bunker	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, military museum, bunker, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite 220m east of West Marsh Cottage	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 350m west of Butt Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite, 450m north east of Mere Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	1542	Hull Castle	fort, google		Wikidata
fort		Hull Castle, South Blockhouse and part of late 17th century Hull Citadel Fort at Garrison Side	fort		Wikidata
museum		Museum of Army Transport	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1990	The Kohima Museum	independent museum, military museum, museum		Wikidata
museum	1885	Tower Street drill hall	drill hall, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		York Army Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1986	Yorkshire Air Museum and Allied Air Forces Memorial	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1245	Clifford's Tower	keep, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
walls		York city walls	city walls, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	1941	458 Squadron RAAF aircrew Dec 1941 AWM P05660.001			Wikimedia
image	1941	458 Squadron RAAF Wellington aircrew Dec 1941 AWM P00631.003			Wikimedia
image	1943	A sergeant on flying control duty reports the landing of a Halifax Mk V of No. 1663 Heavy Conversion Unit at Holme-on-Spalding Moor, 21 October 1943. CH11528			Wikimedia
image	2007	War Graves at All Saints Church, HOSM - geograph.org.uk - 586872			Wikimedia