Bovingdon Airfield
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Bovingdon Airfield is a former Royal Air Force station in Hertfordshire, England, known for its World War II role and later use as a filming location and general aviation site.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bovingdon Airfield canonical | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
airfield
ⓘ
former Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| builtFor | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| currentUse |
limited aviation-related activities
ⓘ
partly filming stages and backlots ⓘ partly prison facilities vicinity ⓘ |
| hasHeritage | World War II airfield remains ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalEra | 20th century ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance | part of Allied air operations over Europe ⓘ |
| hasIATAcode | none ⓘ |
| hasICAOcode | none ⓘ |
| hasInfrastructure |
disused hangars
ⓘ
runways ⓘ taxiways ⓘ |
| hasMilitaryHistory |
bomber operations in World War II
ⓘ
transport and training missions ⓘ |
| hasNearbySettlement |
Chesham
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hemel Hempstead NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRunwayLayout | triangular ⓘ |
| hasType |
film production site
ⓘ
former military air base ⓘ general aviation airfield (historical) ⓘ |
| knownFor |
World War II operations
ⓘ
general aviation use after the war ⓘ use as a filming location ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Hertfordshire ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Dacorum district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Europe/London ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Bovingdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | Hertfordshire aviation infrastructure ⓘ |
| postWarUse |
civil aviation
ⓘ
film and television production ⓘ |
| region | East of England ⓘ |
| runwaySurface | concrete ⓘ |
| status |
closed as military airfield
ⓘ
partly used for civilian purposes ⓘ |
| transportMode | air transport ⓘ |
| usedAs |
location for commercials
ⓘ
location for television dramas ⓘ location for war films ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
United States Army Air Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ civilian pilots (post-war) ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.