Dunkeswell
AirfieldIWM, English Heritage Collection
Elements of the 479th Antisubmarine Group - the 4th and 19th Squadrons - were lodger units here in 1943. The US Navy's Fleet Air Wing 7 began Bay of Biscay operations in 1943 and took over the station in 1944. It was returned to the RAF 1945-49.
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Detailed History
To discover the stories of the only American naval airbase in Britain during WW2 through video interviews and archive material visit http://www.dunkeswellwarstories.com/
People
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14047686
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14047956
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Engineer/Top Turret Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 14028433
- Highest Rank: Staff Sergeant
- Role/Job: Waist Gunner
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: 18046560
- Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
- Role/Job: Radio Operator
- Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
- Nationality: American
- Unit: 479th Anti-Submarine Group 4th Anti-Submarine Squadron
- Service Numbers: O-800730
- Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
- Role/Job: Navigator
Aircraft
Revisions
Dunkeswell War Stories was created on behalf of Blackdown Hills Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (http://www.blackdownhillsaonb.org.uk/) by NavMotion (http://navmotion.com/welcome).
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Chris Ashworth, Action Stations 5: Military Airfields of the South-West (Cambridge, 1982)