RAF Melton Mowbray

airport in Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire

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1943 — 1964

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1470-03-21T00:00:00Z

Battle of Losecoat Field

1645-11-01T00:00:00Z

Storming of Shelford House

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Frameless

B6047 Dalby Road - geograph.org.uk - 1363334

Dump on disused runway - geograph.org.uk - 745002

Entrance to industrial area on disused RAF Melton Mowbray airfield - geograph.org.uk - 745004

Launch pad blast walls for Thor IRBM - geograph.org.uk - 745000

M and E plinth - geograph.org.uk - 745003

Melton Mowbray Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 35659

Melton Mowbray Airfield Runway - geograph.org.uk - 116270

RAF Buildings Technical Site, RAF Melton Mowbray - geograph.org.uk - 132498

RAF Melton Mowbray accommodation - geograph.org.uk - 132493

The eastern perimeter of Melton Mowbray Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1363390

The eastern perimeter of Melton Mowbray Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1363397

Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) blast shields - geograph.org.uk - 745001

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1470	Battle of Losecoat Field	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1645	Storming of Shelford House	skirmish		Wikidata
bunker		Loughborough Cold Store	warehouse, bunker		Wikidata
castle	1067	Belvoir Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1480	Kirby Muxloe Castle	manor house, ruins, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1060	Leicester Castle	archaeological site, motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1067	Nottingham Castle	local museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Oakham Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1000	Rockingham Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Loughborough Carillon Tower and War Memorial Museum	military museum, war memorial, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2009	B6047 Dalby Road - geograph.org.uk - 1363334			Wikimedia
image	2008	Dump on disused runway - geograph.org.uk - 745002			Wikimedia
image	2008	Entrance to industrial area on disused RAF Melton Mowbray airfield - geograph.org.uk - 745004			Wikimedia
image	2008	Launch pad blast walls for Thor IRBM - geograph.org.uk - 745000			Wikimedia
image	2008	M and E plinth - geograph.org.uk - 745003			Wikimedia
image	2005	Melton Mowbray Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 35659			Wikimedia
image	2004	Melton Mowbray Airfield Runway - geograph.org.uk - 116270			Wikimedia
image	2004	RAF Buildings Technical Site, RAF Melton Mowbray - geograph.org.uk - 132498			Wikimedia
image	2004	RAF Melton Mowbray accommodation - geograph.org.uk - 132493			Wikimedia
image	2009	The eastern perimeter of Melton Mowbray Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1363390			Wikimedia
image	2009	The eastern perimeter of Melton Mowbray Airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1363397			Wikimedia
image	2008	Thor Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (IRBM) blast shields - geograph.org.uk - 745001			Wikimedia