RAF Bovingdon

GPTKB entity

Properties (43)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf aircraft
gptkbp:aircraft gptkb:De_Havilland_Mosquito
B-17 Flying Fortress
Avro Lancaster
gptkbp:associatedWith No. 214 Squadron RAF
No. 8 Group RAF
No. 100 Group RAF
No. 305 Squadron RAF
No. 457 Squadron RAAF
No. 487 Squadron RNZAF
gptkbp:currentUse Private airfield
gptkbp:elevation 150 feet
gptkbp:exhibits Yes
gptkbp:height Yes
gptkbp:historicalEvent Battle of the Bulge
Berlin Airlift
Operation Market Garden
D-Day preparations
Cold_War_operations
gptkbp:historicalSignificance gptkb:World_War_II
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label RAF Bovingdon
gptkbp:IATA_code Class A airfield
gptkbp:location gptkb:Bovingdon,_Hertfordshire,_England
gptkbp:notableFeature gptkb:Bovingdon_Air_Disaster
Crash of a B-17
Mid-air collision during training
Crash_of_a_Lancaster
Emergency_landing_of_a_Mosquito
gptkbp:opened 1942
1968
gptkbp:owner Private entity
gptkbp:parking Yes
gptkbp:passenger_traffic Yes
gptkbp:postRetirementCareer Film location
Storage facility
Airshow venue
Private flying club
Drone_testing_site
gptkbp:runway_length 10,000 feet
asphalt
gptkbp:type Airfield
gptkbp:usedBy gptkb:Royal_Air_Force
gptkbp:website www.bovingdonairfield.com