RAF Rivenhall

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1943 — 1945 RL  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, United States Army Air Forces, United Kingdom, Q30

• Freebase entry^@

Location: 51.8553, 0.639722, ///retailing.love.theme, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1016-10-24T00:00:00Z

Battle of Assandun

0991-08-10T00:00:00Z

Battle of Maldon

1455-05-31T00:00:00Z

First Battle of St Albans

0043-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Camulodunum

1648-08-28T00:00:00Z

Siege of Colchester

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Frameless

397th Bombardment Group - B-26 Marauders

B 26

Rivenhall-04-1944

Rivenhall-363dfg-p51b

Rivenhall-397bg-b26-1

Rivenhall-397bg-b26-2

Rivenhall Aerodrome - geograph.org.uk - 229376

Rivenhall-basecp-1944

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1016	Battle of Assandun	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict		Battle of Brightlingsea	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	991	Battle of Maldon	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1455	First Battle of St Albans	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict		Massacre of the Ninth Legion	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	43	Siege of Camulodunum	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1648	Siege of Colchester	siege, google		Wikidata
bunker		Brightlingsea Urban District Council Control	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Colchester Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Maldon District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1069	Colchester Castle	local authority museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Hedingham Castle	house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort	1809	Martello tower A and associated battery, Stone Point	artillery battery, cultural heritage ensemble		Wikidata
fort	1543	Mersea Fort	fort, google		Wikidata
museum		Boxted Airfield Museum	local museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2017	Bradwell Bay Military & Science Museum	science museum, military museum		Wikidata
museum		Combined Military Services Museum	independent museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Essex Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Museum	military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	2008	Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome	aviation museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower A	Martello tower		Wikidata
tower	1809	Martello Tower B	Martello tower		Wikidata
image	1944	397th Bombardment Group - B-26 Marauders			Wikimedia
image	1944	B 26			Wikimedia
image	1944	Rivenhall-04-1944			Wikimedia
image	1944	Rivenhall-363dfg-p51b			Wikimedia
image	1944	Rivenhall-397bg-b26-1			Wikimedia
image	1944	Rivenhall-397bg-b26-2			Wikimedia
image	2006	Rivenhall Aerodrome - geograph.org.uk - 229376			Wikimedia
image	1944	Rivenhall-basecp-1944			Wikimedia