RAF Westcott

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1942 — 1945 WX  site, Royal Air Force station, air base, aerodrome, World War II, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

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1642-11-01T00:00:00Z

Battle of Aylesbury

1643-06-18T00:00:00Z

Battle of Chalgrove Field

1142-01-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Oxford

1644-05-01T00:00:00Z

Siege of Oxford

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Frameless

K1 Test Site - geograph.org.uk - 880089

K2 Site - geograph.org.uk - 882313

Old building on Westcott Venture Park - geograph.org.uk - 252752

Old Buildings at Westcott Venture Park - geograph.org.uk - 882307

Old Hangar - geograph.org.uk - 1286594

P2 Site - geograph.org.uk - 880083

Pilot Officer J H Smythe of Sierra Leone, a newly-qualified navigator, being instructed in the use of the sextant by an instructor at No. 11 Operational Training Unit, Westcott in Buckinghamshire, 1 August 1943. CH10740

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Notes	Source
link		Freebase entry@			Wikidata
conflict	1642	Battle of Aylesbury	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1643	Battle of Chalgrove Field	battle, google		Wikidata
conflict	1142	Siege of Oxford	siege, google		Wikidata
conflict	1644	Siege of Oxford	siege, google		Wikidata
bunker		Aylesbury Buckinghamshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Oxford County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
bunker		Oxford Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters	Royal Observer Corps Group Headquarters, bunker		Wikidata
bunker		Oxfordshire County Emergency Centre	civil defense center		Wikidata
castle	1066	Berkhamsted Castle	ruins, motte-and-bailey castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle		Deddington Castle	castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
castle	1067	Wallingford Castle	concentric castle, archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum	1877	Bletchley Park	independent museum, military museum, house museum, English country house, tourist attraction, park, google, tripadvisor		Wikidata
museum		Buckinghamshire Military Museum Trust	military museum, cultural institution		Wikidata
image	2006	K1 Test Site - geograph.org.uk - 880089			Wikimedia
image	2007	K2 Site - geograph.org.uk - 882313			Wikimedia
image	2006	Old building on Westcott Venture Park - geograph.org.uk - 252752			Wikimedia
image	2007	Old Buildings at Westcott Venture Park - geograph.org.uk - 882307			Wikimedia
image	2009	Old Hangar - geograph.org.uk - 1286594			Wikimedia
image	2006	P2 Site - geograph.org.uk - 880083			Wikimedia
image	1943	Pilot Officer J H Smythe of Sierra Leone, a newly-qualified navigator, being instructed in the use of the sextant by an instructor at No. 11 Operational Training Unit, Westcott in Buckinghamshire, 1 August 1943. CH10740			Wikimedia