Secret site
Bentley Priory
Stanmore, London
From 1936, Bentley Priory was the headquarters of RAF Fighter Command. During the Battle of Britain in 1940, Air Chief Marshal Hugh Dowding ran his system of radar, observers and fighter squadrons from here, which helped defeat the German air force.
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- When
- 1936–2008
- Where
- 51.6200, -0.3300
- Group
- Secret bunkers & war sites
Visiting
Bentley Priory Museum, open several days a week.
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