RAF Melbourne

Royal Air Force base in Yorkshire, England

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1940 — 1945 ME  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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1066-09-26T00:00:00Z

Battle of Fulford

1644-07-02T00:00:00Z

Battle of Marston Moor

1644-04-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Selby

1066-09-25T00:00:00Z

Battle of Stamford Bridge

1642-12-07T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tadcaster

1461-03-29T00:00:00Z

Battle of Towton

0867-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of York

1644-07-16T00:00:00Z

Siege of York

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Frameless

10 Squadron RAF Halifax aircrew AWM P04218.002

Former R.A.F. Melbourne- aerial 2014 (geograph 4079854)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Fulford	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Marston Moor	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Battle of Selby	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1066	Battle of Stamford Bridge	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1642	Battle of Tadcaster	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1461	Battle of Towton	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	867	Battle of York	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of York	siege, google		Wikidata
vessel		Ferriby Boats	shipwreck, museum ship, google		Wikidata
bunker	1918	RAF Shipton	Royal Air Force station, air base, bunker, google		Wikidata
bunker		York Cold War Bunker	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, military museum, bunker, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1382	Sheriff Hutton Castle	quadrangular castle, google, tripadvisor		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
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	1942	10 Squadron RAF Halifax aircrew AWM P04218.002			Wikimedia
image	2014	Former R.A.F. Melbourne- aerial 2014 (geograph 4079854)			Wikimedia