RAF Oakington

former Royal Air Force station near Cambridge, England

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1940 OA  site, air base, Royal Air Force station, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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Location: 52.2733, -0.0661111, ///pinches.premature.heavy, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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0917-01-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Tempsford

0902-12-18T00:00:00Z

Battle of the Holme

1326-10-04T00:00:00Z

Capture of Cambridge

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Frameless

7 Squadron RAF Stirling instrument panel IWM CH 17086

Aeroplane crash memorial - geograph.org.uk - 262036

Mushroom Pillbox at the former RAF Oakington - geograph.org.uk - 1802257

NAAFI canteen RAF Oakington Feb 1941 IWM CH 2144

Type T2 Hangars at the former RAF Oakington - geograph.org.uk - 1802615

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	917	Battle of Tempsford	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	902	Battle of the Holme	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1326	Capture of Cambridge	battle		Wikidata
conflict		Operation Epsilon	military operation, google		Wikidata
bunker		Cambridge Regional War Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Cambridgeshire South Cambridgeshire District Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Ely East Cambridgeshire District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1144	Burwell Castle	enclosure castle, archaeological site, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Huntingdon Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1200	Kimbolton Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1946	Airborne Assault	regimental museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Blacked-out Britain War Museum	military museum		Wikidata
museum	1977	Imperial War Museum Duxford	military museum, national museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1938	RAF Bassingbourn	air base, military museum, Royal Air Force station, google		Wikidata
museum	1964	Royal Anglian Regiment Museum	regimental museum, independent museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1984	Waterbeach Military Heritage Museum	military museum		Wikidata
image	1942	7 Squadron RAF Stirling instrument panel IWM CH 17086			Wikimedia
image	2006	Aeroplane crash memorial - geograph.org.uk - 262036			Wikimedia
image	2010	Mushroom Pillbox at the former RAF Oakington - geograph.org.uk - 1802257			Wikimedia
image	1941	NAAFI canteen RAF Oakington Feb 1941 IWM CH 2144			Wikimedia
image	2010	Type T2 Hangars at the former RAF Oakington - geograph.org.uk - 1802615			Wikimedia