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Revision as of 15:57, 1 February 2021
Tostock Park | |
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| Near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk in England | |
  Tostock Park Location in Cheshire | |
| Coordinates | 52°14′06″N 0°51′43″E / 52.235°N 0.862°E |
| Type | Combat Support Wing (US Visiting Forces) |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Operator | US Army Air Forces (1942–1946) |
| Condition | Closed |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1938–1940 |
| In use | 1942–1946 |
During the Second World War Tostock Park was a sub-station of the United States Army Air Force, located in Tostock, near Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. It was allocated Station No. 502, and supported by RAF Burtonwood.[1]
The base was garrisoned by African-American soldiers from the 1517 Quartermaster (Battalion Mobile) (Aviation), consisting of:[2]
- 1970 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation)
- 2023 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation)
- 2024 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation)
- 2104 Quartermaster Truck Company (Aviation) based in the neighbouring village of Drinkstone.[3]
References
- ^ "Historic Aviation Military - Airfields: Burtonwood". www.historicaviationmilitary.com. Historic Aviation Military. Retrieved 21 February 2020.
- ^ Grinton, Phil. "Black Army :: World War II :: Units Stationed in the UK :: Lest We Forget". lestweforget.hamptonu.edu. Hampton University. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ Vogels, Fred. "Thursday 18 January 1945". Back to Normandy. Retrieved 29 June 2020.