Bourn Airfield
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Bourn Airport | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Private | ||||||||||||||
| Operator | Rural Flying Corps | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Cambridge | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 226 ft / 69 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°12′38″N 000°02′33″W / 52.21056°N 0.04250°W | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www.rfcbourn.flyer.co.uk | ||||||||||||||
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  EGSN Location in Cambridgeshire | |||||||||||||||
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Bourn Airport (IATA: n/a, ICAO: EGSN) is located 7 NM (13 km; 8.1 mi) west of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield was originally constructed during World War II as RAF Bourn and was principally used as a base for heavy bombers - Wellingtons, Stirlings and Lancasters were all based at Bourn at one time or another. Nowadays,[when?] the airfield is used for recreational use, and flight training has been provided by the Bourn Rural Flying Corps for in excess of 30 years.
The airfield is owned by the Taylor Family.[2][3][4]
References
[edit]- ^ Bourn - EGSN entry from 2004 hosted at Rural Flying Corps site
- ^ "Bourn Airfield". bournairfield.co.uk. Retrieved 30 January 2022.
- ^ "Bourn Airfield: Thousands of new homes set for World War Two site". BBC News. 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Countryside gets green light for mixed-use community at Bourn Airfield | Countryside Properties". countrysideproperties.com. 19 February 2021.
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