RAF Blackbushe
| RAF Blackbushe RAF Hartford Bridge | |||||||||||
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| Blackbushe, Hampshire in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | XB | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Army Cooperation Command 1942-43 * No. 70 Group RAF RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 85 Group RAF RAF Transport Command * No. 46 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°19′31″N 0°50′48″W / 51.32528°N 0.84667°W | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| Built by | Sir Alfred McAlpine Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | November 1942 - November 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 98 metres (322 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Blackbushe or more simply RAF Blackbushe is a former Royal Air Force station in Hampshire, England, during the Second World War. It is now Blackbushe Airport.