RAF Bourn

RAF Bourn
Bourn, Cambridgeshire in England
RAF Bourn (2024)
RAF Bourn is located in Cambridgeshire
RAF Bourn
RAF Bourn
Shown within Cambridgeshire
Coordinates52°12′58″N 000°02′26″W / 52.21611°N 0.04056°W / 52.21611; -0.04056
TypeRoyal Air Force station
* Satellite station 1941-42
* Parent station 1942-
CodeAU[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF 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
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useApril 1941 - 1948 (1948)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation72 metres (236 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
06/24  Concrete
18/36  Concrete

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.

  1. ^ a b c Falconer 2012, p. 56.