RAF Bourn
| RAF Bourn | |||||||||||
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| Bourn, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||||
RAF Bourn (2024) | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station * Satellite station 1941-42 * Parent station 1942- | ||||||||||
| Code | AU | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 1 Group RAF * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 3 Group RAF * No. 5 Group RAF * No. 8 (PFF) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°12′58″N 000°02′26″W / 52.21611°N 0.04056°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940/41 | ||||||||||
| In use | April 1941 - 1948 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 72 metres (236 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Bourn or more simply RAF Bourn is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) north of Bourn, Cambridgeshire and 6.9 miles (11.1 km) west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.