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RAF Kimbolton USAAF Station 117 | |||||||||||
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Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°18′53″N 0°22′59″W / 52.31472°N 0.38306°W | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | KI[1] | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF Eighth Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | /41||||||||||
In use | November 1941 - 1946 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 73 metres (240 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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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.