RAF Bovingdon

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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
RAF Bovingdon Location in Hertfordshire
Coordinates	51°43′37″N 000°32′36″W / 51.72694°N 0.54333°W / 51.72694; -0.54333
Code	BV, BZ (1940s); ZZ (1956)
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	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".