RAF Kimbolton

RAF Kimbolton
USAAF Station 117
Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in England
Aerial Photo of Kimbolton Airfield - 10 August 1945
RAF Kimbolton is located in Cambridgeshire
RAF Kimbolton
RAF Kimbolton
Shown within Cambridgeshire
RAF Kimbolton is located in the United Kingdom
RAF Kimbolton
RAF Kimbolton
RAF Kimbolton (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°18′53″N 0°22′59″W / 52.31472°N 0.38306°W / 52.31472; -0.38306
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeKI[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 1 Group RAF
Eighth Air Force
Site history
Built1940 (1940)/41
In useNovember 1941 - 1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945
Airfield information
Elevation73 metres (240 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete/Asphalt
00/00  Concrete/Asphalt
00/00  Concrete/Asphalt

Royal Air Force Kimbolton or more simply RAF Kimbolton is a former Royal Air Force station located 8 miles (13 km) west of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, England.

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 121.