RAF Headcorn
| RAF Headcorn USAAF Station AAF-412 
 | |
|---|---|
| Located Near Headcorn, Kent, United Kingdom | |
 Headcorn ALG airfield, 11 May 1944 | |
  RAF Headcorn RAF Headcorn, shown within Kent | |
| Coordinates | 51°10′58″N 000°41′16″E / 51.18278°N 0.68778°E |
| Type | Military airfield |
| Code | HC |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force (1943-1944) United States Army Air Forces (1944) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | No. 11 Group 362d Fighter Group |
Royal Air Force Headcorn or more RAF Headcorn is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Headcorn, Kent, England.
Opened in 1943, Headcorn was a prototype for the temporary Advanced Landing Ground airfields to be built in France after D-Day, when the need for advanced landing fields became urgent as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944.
RAF operational use
Two Canadian squadrons, 403 Squadron and 421 Squadron, were based at Headcorn from August to November 1943 with Supermarine Spitfire IXBs.[1]
See also
References
- ^ Jefford 1988, pp.89-90
- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1 85310 053 6.
External links
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