RAF Leiston

former Royal Air Force station

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1943 — 1953 Royal Air Force Leiston  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, aerodrome, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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Location: 52.2167, 1.55, ///fidgeting.lookout.spice, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1704-07-27T00:00:00Z

Battle of Orford Ness

1672-06-07T00:00:00Z

Battle of Solebay

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Leiston-12June1946

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1704	Battle of Orford Ness	naval battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1672	Battle of Solebay	naval battle, google		Wikidata
bunker	1915	Former First World War Air Raid Shelter	air-raid shelter		Wikidata
castle		Bungay Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Framlingham Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1165	Orford Castle	archaeological site, house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Parham Hall	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum	independent museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		493rd Bomb Group Museum	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2007	Bentwaters Cold War Museum	independent museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1972	Norfolk and Suffolk Aviation Museum	independent museum, aviation museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1981	Parham Airfield Museum	military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower AA	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower BB	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower T	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello tower U	Martello tower, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower V	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower W	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower X	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower Y	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower Z	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Slaughden Martello Tower	tourist attraction, Martello tower, google		Wikidata
image	1946	Leiston-12June1946			Wikimedia