RAF Twinwood Farm USAAF Station 506 | |||||||||||
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Bedford, Bedfordshire in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°10′52″N 0°29′10″W / 52.181102°N 0.486131°W | ||||||||||
Type | Satellite Station | ||||||||||
Code | TF | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1942- Eighth Air Force | ||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1941 | /42||||||||||
In use | April 1942 - June 1945 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 84 metres (276 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Twinwood Farm or more simply RAF Twinwood Farm is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 4 mi (6.4 km) north of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. For the majority of World War II, the airfield was home to RAF night fighters.