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'''RAF Halesworth''' is a former [[World War II]] airfield in [[England]]. The field is 7 miles W of [[Southwold]] in [[Suffolk]]. |
'''RAF Halesworth''' is a former [[World War II]] airfield in [[England]]. The field is 7 miles W of [[Southwold]] in [[Suffolk]]. |
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== USAAF Use == |
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Halesworth was assigned USAAF designation Station 365 |
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=== 56th Fighter Group === |
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July 1943-April 1944 P-47 |
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=== 489th Bombardment Group (Heavy) === |
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The airfield was opened in [[1942]] and was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Eighth Air Force]] '''489th Bombardment Group (Heavy)''' used the airfield. |
The airfield was opened in [[1942]] and was used by the [[United States Army Air Force]] [[Eighth Air Force]] '''489th Bombardment Group (Heavy)''' used the airfield. |
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20th Combat Bombardment Wing B-24 |
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Circle-W April-November 1944 |
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== Postwar Use == |
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After the war, the field was closed in [[1946]]. |
After the war, the field was closed in [[1946]]. |
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* Freeman, Roger A., Airfields Of The Eighth, Then And Now, 1978 |
* Freeman, Roger A., Airfields Of The Eighth, Then And Now, 1978 |
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* [http://www.controltowers.co.uk/H-K/Halesworth.htm www.controltowers.co.uk Halesworth] |
* [http://www.controltowers.co.uk/H-K/Halesworth.htm www.controltowers.co.uk Halesworth] |
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* [http://mighty8thaf.preller.us/php/1Loc.php?Base=Halesworth Halesworthat mighty8thaf.preller.us] |
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* Maurer Maurer, Air Force Combat Units Of World War II, Office of Air Force History, 1983 |
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* USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present [http://home.att.net/~jbaugher/usafserials.html] |
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== External links == |
== External links == |
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* [http://mighty8thaf.preller.us/gallery/Halesworth Halesorth Airfield Photo Gallery] |
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* [http://www.multimap.com/map/photo.cgi?client=public&X=640000&Y=280000&scale=25000&width=700&height=400&gride=640220&gridn=279850&lang=&db=hcgaz&coordsys=gb Aerial Photo of RAF Halesworth from Multimap.com] |
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[[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields]] |
[[Category:Defunct World War II USAAF Fields]] |
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Revision as of 23:51, 29 September 2006
RAF Halesworth is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is 7 miles W of Southwold in Suffolk.
USAAF Use
Halesworth was assigned USAAF designation Station 365
56th Fighter Group
July 1943-April 1944 P-47
489th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
The airfield was opened in 1942 and was used by the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force 489th Bombardment Group (Heavy) used the airfield.
20th Combat Bombardment Wing B-24 Circle-W April-November 1944
Postwar Use
After the war, the field was closed in 1946.
See also
References
- Freeman, Roger A., Airfields Of The Eighth, Then And Now, 1978
- www.controltowers.co.uk Halesworth
- Halesworthat mighty8thaf.preller.us
- Maurer Maurer, Air Force Combat Units Of World War II, Office of Air Force History, 1983
- USAAS-USAAC-USAAF-USAF Aircraft Serial Numbers--1908 to Present [1]
External links
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