RAF Upottery

RAF airbase in England, UK

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1944 — 1948

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Freebase entry^@

Location: 50.8839, -3.15278, ///warrior.island.skylights, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS, eDoB,

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1645-07-13T00:00:00Z

1644-04-20T00:00:00Z

1644-09-01T00:00:00Z

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91tcs-c471

91tcs-c472

94tcs-c471

C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) at Upottery airfield - geograph.org.uk - 536498

Control tower at Upottery airfield near Smeatharpe - geograph.org.uk - 496825

Entrance to the former RAF Upottery airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1185469

NW-SE runway at Upottery airfield - geograph.org.uk - 496835

Upottery-22apr44

Upottery, by Smeatharpe Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 173834

Upottery, turning hay at Smeatharpe - geograph.org.uk - 178668

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
conflict	1001	Battle of Pinhoe	battle, google	Wikidata
conflict	1645	Siege of Bridgwater	siege, google	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of Lyme Regis	siege, google	Wikidata
conflict	1644	Sieges of Taunton	siege, google	Wikidata
bunker		Exeter Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker	Wikidata
castle		Bickleigh Castle	English country house, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1129	Taunton Castle	history museum, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1100	Tiverton Castle	independent museum, English country house, house museum, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	1974	Somerset Military Museum	military museum, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
walls		Taunton Stop Line	fortified line, google	Wikidata
image	1944	91tcs-c471		Wikimedia
image	1944	91tcs-c472		Wikimedia
image	1944	94tcs-c471		Wikimedia
image	2007	C-47 Skytrain (Dakota) at Upottery airfield - geograph.org.uk - 536498		Wikimedia
image	2006	Control tower at Upottery airfield near Smeatharpe - geograph.org.uk - 496825		Wikimedia
image	2009	Entrance to the former RAF Upottery airfield - geograph.org.uk - 1185469		Wikimedia
image	2006	NW-SE runway at Upottery airfield - geograph.org.uk - 496835		Wikimedia
image	1944	Upottery-22apr44		Wikimedia
image	2006	Upottery, by Smeatharpe Stadium - geograph.org.uk - 173834		Wikimedia
image	2006	Upottery, turning hay at Smeatharpe - geograph.org.uk - 178668		Wikimedia

RAF Upottery

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