Hillingdon House military site

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Hillingdon House military site is a former Royal Air Force installation in Uxbridge, London, historically significant as a key command and control center during major 20th-century conflicts.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former Royal Air Force station
military installation
adjacentTo Uxbridge town centre
linked to: Uxbridge
category Royal Air Force history of London
former military headquarters in London
controlledBy United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
country United Kingdom
garrison Royal Air Force
hasAccess via Uxbridge road network
hasBuilding Hillingdon House
hasFunction military headquarters
operations centre
hasHeritage associated with British air defence history
hasNameOrigin named after Hillingdon House
hasPart Hillingdon House
hasUse command and control centre
historicalSignificance key command and control centre during major 20th-century conflicts
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England

Uxbridge
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory Greater London
London Borough of Hillingdon
linked to: Hillingdon
locatedInRegion England
locatedNearWatercourse River Colne (approximate region)
linked to: River Colne
locatedOn Hillingdon Road, Uxbridge
near RAF Uxbridge
operator Royal Air Force
partOf Royal Air Force
United Kingdom air defence infrastructure
significance important site in UK command and control during world wars
status former military site
timePeriod 20th century
usedBy Royal Air Force commanders
usedDuringConflict Cold War
First World War
linked to: World War I

Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor coordination of air defence
planning air operations

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RAF Uxbridge openedAs Hillingdon House military site