RAF Medmenham (Q7275469)

  • matcher place: Buckinghamshire (relation 87460), Buckinghamshire (relation 172710), Wycombe (relation 1908836), Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire (relation 3820628), Thames Valley (relation 4001795)
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  • English Wikipedia categories: History of Buckinghamshire, Military installations closed in 1977, Military installations established in 1941, Royal Air Force stations in Buckinghamshire
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Summary from English Wikipedia (enwiki)

RAF Medmenham is a former Royal Air Force station based at Danesfield House near Medmenham, in Buckinghamshire, England. Activities there specialised in photographic intelligence, and it was once the home of the RAF Intelligence Branch. During the Second World War, RAF Medmenham was the main interpretation centre for photographic reconnaissance operations in the European and Mediterranean theatres.

Wikidata location: 51.5530, -0.8240 view on OSM or edit on OSM

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station (Q12819564) public_transport=station
military base (Q245016) military=base
building (Q41176) building=yes
public transport stop (Q548662) public_transport=platform, public_transport=stop_position
administrative territorial entity (Q56061) boundary=administrative
aerodrome (Q62447) aeroway=aerodrome
air base (Q695850) military=airfield

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Military installations closed in 1977 landuse=military, military, type=site, site=military
Military installations established in 1941 landuse=military, military, type=site, site=military
Royal Air Force stations in Buckinghamshire landuse=military, military, type=site, site=military