RAF Bushey Hall

Infobox Military Structure
name= Royal Air Force Station Bushey Hall
USAAF Station 341
location= Located Near Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom
coordinates=coord|51|39|21|N|000|19|33|W|


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type= Military Headquarters
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built=1893
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used=1942-1955
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controlledby=United States Army Air Forces
United States Air Force
garrison=Eighth Air Force
Third Air Force
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battles= European Theatre of World War II
Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 Location map|Hertfordshire
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lat = 51.65
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caption = Map showing the location of RAF Bushey Hall within Hertfordshire.
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RAF Bushey Hall is a former World War II non-flying facility in England. It was established at a private golf club and was used as a headquarters facility for the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force in the United Kingdom. It was situated close to its Royal Air Force counterpart at RAF Bentley Priory, near Stanmore. It was also known as USAAF station 341.

During the war the facility was the headquarters for the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force VIII Fighter Command (1942-45) and Headquarters United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF) during 1944 and 1945, a redesignation of the Eighth Air Force VIII Bomber Command. It is the direct predecessor of the current-day United States Air Force United States Air Forces in Europe.

in 1955, the facility was returned to civil control. It is now a prestigious golf club.

ee also

* List of RAF stations
* USAAF Eighth Air Force - World War II
* United States Air Forces in Europe

External links

* [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=516000.11811368&Y=197000.493579515&scale=25000&width=700&height=400&gride=515832.11811368&gridn=196570.493579515&lang=&db=&coordsys=gb Aerial photo of RAF Bushey Hall from Multimap.Com]