RAF Bodney
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raf-bodney-266-4957677
title:
RAF Bodney
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Royal Air Force Bodney or more simply RAF Bodney is a former Royal Air Force Station located 4.5 miles (7.2 km) west of Watton, Norfolk, England. Originally built as an RAF Bomber Command airfield during 1939-1940, Bodney was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in the summer of 1943. Placed under the jurisdiction of VIII Fighter Command of Eighth Air Force, it was primarily the home of the 352d Fighter Group, the "Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney". The unit briefly moved to Belgium in
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Former RAF station in Norfolk, England
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Bodney
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2024-03-11T15:54:08Z
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