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RAF Bourn | |||||||||||
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Bourn, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°12′58″N 000°02′26″W / 52.21611°N 0.04056°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station * Satellite station 1941-42 * Parent station 1942- | ||||||||||
Code | AU[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 3 Group RAF * No. 5 Group RAF * No. 8 (PFF) Group RAF[1] | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | /41||||||||||
In use | April 1941 - 1948 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 72 metres (236 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Bourn or more simply RAF Bourn is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bourn, Cambridgeshire and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.