RAF Sawbridgeworth

former Royal Air Force station in England

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1916 — 1956 ZH  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, aerodrome, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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Location: 51.8406, 0.116389, ///enjoy.cheer.marble, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS,  eDoB, 

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1471-04-14T00:00:00Z

Battle of Barnet

1455-05-31T00:00:00Z

First Battle of St Albans

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Frameless

Mustang North American Mustang Mk.I AG550 XV-U No.2 Sqd RAF based at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire 1942 (15954744507)

Spitfires at Sawbridgeworth, Herts. (Art. IWM ART LD 2125)

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article@			Wikidata
conflict	1471	Battle of Barnet	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1455	First Battle of St Albans	battle, google		Wikidata
bunker		Chelmsford Essex County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Edmonton Borough Control Site 1	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Edmonton Borough Control Site 2	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Hertford bunker	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Kelvedon Hatch Secret Nuclear Bunker	Royal Air Force station, military museum, bunker, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
bunker		Lippitts Hill Anti-Aircraft Operations Room	bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Saffron Walden Uttlesford District Council Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1066	Hertford Castle	town hall, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Stansted Mountfitchet Castle	ringwork castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Waytemore Castle	motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
fort		Anti Aircraft Site At Tq 48738975	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Cold War Heavy Anti-aircraft gun site, 330m and 220m north east of Halls Green Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort		Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite on Lippitts Hill, 370m north west of Springfield Farm	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
fort	1890	North Weald Redoubt	fort		Wikidata
fort		World War II Heavy Anti-aircraft gunsite at Burnt Farm Camp	anti-aircraft battery		Wikidata
museum	1946	Airborne Assault	regimental museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Essex Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, military museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1977	Imperial War Museum Duxford	national museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		North Weald Airfield Museum	independent museum, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1964	Royal Anglian Regiment Museum	independent museum, regimental museum, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Waltham Abbey Royal Gunpowder Mills	charitable organization, military museum, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
image	2014	Mustang North American Mustang Mk.I AG550 XV-U No.2 Sqd RAF based at Sawbridgeworth, Hertfordshire 1942 (15954744507)			Wikimedia
image	1942	Spitfires at Sawbridgeworth, Herts. (Art. IWM ART LD 2125)			Wikimedia