RAF Thurleigh

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RAF Thurleigh USAAF Station 111
Thurleigh, Bedford, Bedfordshire in England
RAF Thurleigh 12 March 1943
RAF Thurleigh Location within Bedfordshire
Coordinates	52°13′47″N 000°28′29″W / 52.22972°N 0.47472°W / 52.22972; -0.47472
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command Eighth Air Force
Site history
Built	1940 (1940)
Built by	W & C French Ltd.
In use	1941-1946 (1946)
Battles/wars	Second World War
Garrison information
Past commanders	Squadron Leader D. A. Batwell RAF 1942-September 1942 Colonel C. B. Overacker USAAF September 1942-1945
Garrison	306th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
Airfield information
Runways Direction Length and surface 06/24 1,828 metres (5,997 ft) Concrete 12/30 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Concrete 18/36 1,280 metres (4,199 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Thurleigh or more simply RAF Thurleigh is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England. Thurleigh was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force on 9 December 1942 and designated Station 111, and used for heavy bomber operations against Nazi Germany.