RAF Hunsdon

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RAF Hunsdon was a Royal Air Force station in Hertfordshire, England, that played a significant role during World War II as a base for fighter and bomber operations.

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RAF Hunsdon canonical 1
Royal Air Force Hunsdon 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force station
aircraftOperated Douglas Boston
Hawker Hurricane
North American Mustang
Supermarine Spitfire
de Havilland Mosquito
country United Kingdom
garrison No. 1451 (Fighter) Flight RAF
No. 157 Squadron RAF
No. 21 Squadron RAF
No. 239 Squadron RAF
No. 29 Squadron RAF
No. 3 Squadron RAF
No. 418 Squadron RCAF
No. 464 Squadron RAAF
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
No. 504 Squadron RAF
No. 605 Squadron RAF
No. 85 Squadron RAF
hasAlternativeName Royal Air Force Hunsdon
linked to: RAF Hunsdon
hasHeritage memorial to RAF and Allied aircrew
hasNearbyFeature Hunsdon Airfield memorial site
hasRole bomber station
fighter station
hasRunwaySurface concrete
tarmac
locatedIn England
Hertfordshire
Hunsdon
United Kingdom
near Bishop's Stortford
Harlow
Ware
notableEvent Operation Jericho support missions
linked to: Operation Jericho

low-level intruder raids over France
notableFor fighter operations over occupied Europe
intruder missions
night fighter operations
opened Second World War era
operatedBy Royal Air Force
partOf RAF Bomber Command
RAF Fighter Command
status disused airfield
usedDuringConflict Second World War
linked to: World War II
usedFor air defence of the United Kingdom
offensive operations against occupied Europe

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Hunsdon airfieldName RAF Hunsdon
RAF Hunsdon hasAlternativeName Royal Air Force Hunsdon
linked to: RAF Hunsdon