Landmarks & buildings
RAF Bovingdon
former UK Royal Air Force airbase
England · 51.7269, -0.5433
RAF Bovingdon is recorded as a filming location for 2 productions. Wikipedia names it for 13 more.
“The triangle backlot was used for the filming of the 2019 film 1917 and the 2014 film Fury.”
Movies and TV series filmed at RAF Bovingdon
Filmed here, per Wikipedia
Productions whose English Wikipedia article names RAF Bovingdon as somewhere it was shot, with no matching statement on Wikidata. Weaker evidence than the statements above, so it gets its own list, each production’s own page links the exact section the claim comes from.
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Bohemian Rhapsody
2018
“The entire Live Aid performance was filmed on a giant set at the former airfield RAF Bovingdon, but in the final cut "We Will Rock You" and "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" were cut out.” Wikipedia
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016
“The islands of Gan and Baresdhoo of the Laamu Atoll in the Maldives, as well as the former RAF Bovingdon airfield, were used to represent Scarif.” Wikipedia
- The Man with the Golden Gun 1974
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Fast & Furious 6
2013
“The main runway backlot was used for the filming of 2018 film Bohemian Rhapsody Live Aid stage and for the 2013 Fast & Furious 6 plane crash scene.” Wikipedia
- Deadpool & Wolverine 2024
- The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power 2022–
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Battle of Britain
1969
“Some filming also took place at Bovingdon, a former wartime bomber airfield.” Wikipedia
- Masters of the Air 2024–
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Good Omens
2019–
“The Soho area of London representing the street and Aziraphale's bookshop was created and shot in Hertfordshire at Bovingdon Airbase.” Wikipedia
- Warfare 2025
- Hanover Street 1979
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633 Squadron
1964
“RAF Bovingdon substituted for the fictional RAF Sutton Craddock bomber airfield.” Wikipedia
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The War Lover
1962
“The War Lover was filmed in Britain at RAF Bovingdon in Hertfordshire, RAF Manston in Kent, around Cambridgeshire (including in the grounds of King's College, Cambridge), and at Shepperton Studios in Surrey.” Wikipedia
Named here by RAF Bovingdon’s own Wikipedia article
Productions this page’s own Wikipedia article says were shot at RAF Bovingdon, where neither Wikidata nor the production’s own article records it. That is the weakest evidence on this atlas, so these get no pin on the map and stay out of the downloads — the sentence is quoted in full below each one so you can judge it.
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“The site was also used in the 2016 Star Wars film Rogue One, representing the planet Scarif.” Wikipedia
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Superman 1978
“In 1977, parts of the Golden Gate Bridge sequence from Superman were filmed on one of the runways.” Wikipedia
Filming locations nearby
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Towns & cities
Bovingdon
England·under 1 km
civil parish and village in Hertfordshire, England
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Landmarks & buildings
Ashlyns School
England·3 km north-west
school in Hertfordshire, UK
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Towns & cities
Flaunden
England·3 km south
village and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England
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Landmarks & buildings
The Rex
England·4 km north
cinema in Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, UK
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Towns & cities
Berkhamsted
England·4 km north
civil parish and town in Dacorum, Hertfordshire in England
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Towns & cities
Chipperfield
England·4 km south-east
village and civil parish in the Dacorum district of Hertfordshire, England
Frequently asked questions
What was filmed at RAF Bovingdon?
15 productions are recorded as filmed at RAF Bovingdon, including Fury (2014), Dancing on Ice (2006–) and Bohemian Rhapsody (2018). 13 of the credits come from Wikipedia articles rather than Wikidata statements and are labelled per Wikipedia.
Which is the best known production filmed at RAF Bovingdon?
Fury (2014), covered by 56 Wikipedia language editions, which is how this atlas ranks fame.
Where is RAF Bovingdon?
RAF Bovingdon is in the United Kingdom. Its coordinates are 51.7269, -0.5433.
What other filming locations are near RAF Bovingdon?
Bovingdon (under 1 km), Ashlyns School (3 km north-west), Flaunden (3 km south), The Rex (4 km north) and 2 more, all within 40 km and listed on this page with photographs.
Where does this information come from?
Filming location statements on Wikidata, joined to the place's coordinates and Wikipedia article, plus places named in Wikipedia articles, which are labelled per Wikipedia wherever they appear.