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MoD Bovingdon RAF Bovingdon USAAF Station 112
Near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Aerial photograph of Bovingdon airfield looking north , the technical site with four T2 hangars is at the southeast of the airfield, the bomb dump is to the west, 13 March 1944
Royal Air Force[1] United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force
Controlled by
Eighth Air Force (1942–1946) RAF Flying Training Command (1947–1962) Strategic Air Command (1951–1962) RAF Transport Command (1962–1969)
Site history
Built
1941 (1941)
In use
1942–1972 (1972)
Battles/wars
Second World War
Air Offensive, Europe
Cold War
Airfield information
Elevation
500 ft (152 m)[2] AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
02/20
1,634 yd (1,494 m) Concrete/tarmac
16/34
1,433 yd (1,310 m) Concrete/tarmac
09/27
1,433 yd (1,310 m) Concrete/tarmac
Royal Air Force Bovingdon or more simply RAF Bovingdon is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England, about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-west of Hemel Hempstead and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) south-east of Berkhamsted.
During the Second World War, the airfield was used by the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) Eighth Air Force. It was assigned USAAF designation Station 112, station code "BV", later changed to "BZ".
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