RAF Bovingdon

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RAF Bovingdon was a Royal Air Force station in Hertfordshire, England, notable as a World War II airfield used by both the RAF and the United States Army Air Forces.

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Label Occurrences
RAF Bovingdon canonical 2

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station ⓘ
assignedTo Eighth Air Force ⓘ
USAAF VIII Air Support Command ⓘ
linked to: Ninth Air Force
builtFor Royal Air Force ⓘ
closedAsRAFStation 1969 ⓘ
constructionStart 1941 ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
currentUse Bovingdon Market ⓘ
HM Prison The Mount ⓘ
film studios ⓘ
elevation about 160 metres above sea level ⓘ
featuredIn 633 Squadron ⓘ
Battle of Britain (film) ⓘ
Hanover Street ⓘ
Mosquito Squadron ⓘ
The War Lover ⓘ
gridReference TL000030 (approximate) ⓘ
hasRunwayConfiguration three-runway triangular layout ⓘ
hostedUnit 1st Combat Crew Replacement Center Group ⓘ
325th Bombardment Squadron ⓘ
92nd Bombardment Group ⓘ
USAAF Headquarters VIII Air Support Command ⓘ
locatedIn Bovingdon ⓘ
locatedNear Hemel Hempstead ⓘ
location England ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ
nearCity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
notableFor use as a location in war films ⓘ
use by USAAF during World War II ⓘ
opened 1942 ⓘ
operatedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
partlyDemolished 1970s ⓘ
postwarUse USAF transport base ⓘ
civil aviation ⓘ
film and television location ⓘ
region East of England ⓘ
runwaySurface concrete ⓘ
USAAFStationNumber 112 ⓘ
usedAs civilian aerodrome ⓘ
overflow airfield for London Heathrow ⓘ
usedBy Royal Air Force ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces ⓘ
usedDuringConflict Second World War ⓘ
linked to: World War II
wartimeRole bomber airfield ⓘ
training base ⓘ
transport airfield ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Bovingdon → airfieldName → RAF Bovingdon ⓘ
The War Lover → filmingLocation → RAF Bovingdon ⓘ