RAF Bushey Hall
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| Royal Air Force Station Bushey Hall USAAF Station 341
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| Located Near Watford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | |
| Type | Military Headquarters |
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| Built | 1893 |
| In use | 1942-1955 |
| Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces United States Air Force |
| Garrison | Eighth Air Force Third Air Force |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945   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.
