RAF Bisterne
Airport in Bisterne, Hampshire / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Bisterne or more simply RAF Bisterne is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground in Hampshire, England. The airfield is located in the hamlet of Bisterne approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Ringwood; about 85 miles (137 km) southwest of London.
RAF Bisterne USAAF Station AAF-415 | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||||||
Location | Bisterne, Hampshire | ||||||||||||||
Built | 1944 (1944) | ||||||||||||||
In use | 1944 (1944) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 49 ft / 15 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 50°49′06″N 001°46′50″W | ||||||||||||||
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Opened in March 1944, Bisterne was a prototype for the type of temporary Advanced Landing Ground type airfield that would be built in France after D-Day, when the need advanced landing fields would become urgent as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the United States Army Air Force as a fighter airfield. It was closed late in the summer of 1944.
Today the airfield is a mixture of agricultural fields with no recognizable remains.