Royal Air Force Station Alconbury or RAF Alconbury is an active Royal Air Force station located in Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is adjacent to the Stukeleys, Alconbury and about 5 miles (8.0 km) northwest of Huntingdon; about 60 miles (97 km) north of London.
Opened in 1938, it is currently a non-flying facility under the control of the United States Air Force. It is one of three RAF stations in Cambridgeshire currently used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE). Alconbury, along with RAF Molesworth and RAF Upwood are considered the "Tri-Base Area" due to their close geographic proximity, and interdependency. Except for a period of inactivity between 1945 and 1951, the station has been continuously in use.
RAF Alconbury and RAF Molesworth are the last World War II-era Eighth Air Force bases in England that are still actively in use and controlled by the United States Air Force.
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