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High Halden

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  • Aerial photograph of High Halden airfield looking south, there are operational buildings on the left, 1 May 1946. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1449. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

    Aerial photograph of High Halden airfield looking south, there are operational buildings on the left, 1 May 1946. Photograph taken by No. 541 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1449. English Heritage (RAF Photography).

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  • Aerial photograph of High Halden airfield looking south, a portable hangar is at the top left of the airfield, 11 May 1944. Photograph taken by 34th Photographic Squadron, 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

    Aerial photograph of High Halden airfield looking south, a portable hangar is at the top left of the airfield, 11 May 1944. Photograph taken by 34th Photographic Squadron, 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

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  • Aerial photograph of High Halden airfield looking south, Haffenden Quarter is bottom right, 11 May 1944. Photograph taken by 34th Photographic Squadron, 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

    Aerial photograph of High Halden airfield looking south, Haffenden Quarter is bottom right, 11 May 1944. Photograph taken by 34th Photographic Squadron, 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography).

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  • 16 June 1944: A dazed 1st Lt Jacob C Blazicek, 367FS/358FG is lifted from the cockpit of his P-47D (42-76436, coded CP-D) at Cardonville airstrip.

    16 June 1944: A dazed 1st Lt Jacob C Blazicek, 367FS/358FG is lifted from the cockpit of his P-47D (42-76436, coded CP-D) at Cardonville airstrip.

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Used as an RAF Advanced Landing Ground in 1943 with temporary runways and buildings. High Halden was then used as a Ninth Air Force Advanced Landing Ground, before being occupied by the 358th Fighter Group in 1944.

Service

Units

People

  • Max Arnold

    Military | Captain | Fighter Pilot | 358th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 367FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

  • C Austin

    Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 358th Fighter Group
    Killed in Action

  • Norvin Averett

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 368th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 365FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF. Abandoned P-47D 42-76525 out of fuel over English channel, baled and picked up by ASR, WIA, RTD. Awards: PH, WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Jacob Blazicek

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter Pilot | 358th Fighter Group

  • Philip Brockus

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 355th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 358FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. 58 x missions. Failed to Return (FTR) dive bombing mission to St Lo. Shot down by Fw190 in vicinity of Carentan. Killed in Action (KIA). 17-Jun-44. MACR 6281. Awards: PH.

  • John Buckner

    Military | Major General | Fighter pilot / Op's Officer / Commanding Officer | 358th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 366FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF. Flew 122 x combat missions as wing man, element leader, flight commander, and operations officer. Made commander of 365FS, 358FG, 8AF USAAF. ...

  • John Buston

    Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 358th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 365FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) combat mission to Argentan in P-47D 42-25847. Hit by flak, engine afire, baled out. Evaded capture (EVD) 26-Jul-44. MACR 8576. ...

  • Jack Coulter

    Military | Captain | Fighter pilot | 358th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 365FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Credited 2 x destroyed. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.

  • Warren Lobdell

    Military | Second Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 358th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 552FTS, 495FTG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) escort mission in P-47D 42-8415, Reported that he was low on fuel. Element leader, Erik Littlejohn, and he broke off to make the return flight to...

  • Harold Stalnaker

    Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 358th Fighter Group
    Assigned to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. 90+ combat missions. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon mission to Nonnweiler. Mis-Identified, bounced and shot down by friendly P-47's in a 'blue on blue' incident. Slumped forward in harness, A/C streaming white...

Aircraft

  • 42-76267

    P-47 Thunderbolt
    Assigned to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF. Failed to Return (FTR) armed recon mission to Nonnweiler. Mis-Identified, bounced and shot down by friendly P-47's in a 'blue on blue' incident. Slumped forward in harness, A/C streaming white smoke and crashed...

  • 42-76436

    P-47 Thunderbolt

  • 42-8659 'Donnie Boy'

    P-47 Thunderbolt
    Assigned to 336FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. One time personal aircraft of Capt Dominic Gentile. Transferred to 367FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF.

  • 41-6582

    P-47 Thunderbolt
    Assigned to 335FS, 4FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 365FS 358FG 9AF USAAF.

  • 42-27314

    P-47 Thunderbolt
    Assigned to 360FS, 356FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF.

  • 42-22513 'Ilene'

    P-47 Thunderbolt
    Assigned to 328FS, 352FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 366FS, 358FG, 9AF USAAF.

Number
411
Known as
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Construction date
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Closure date
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Revisions

Date Contributor Update
27 September 2014 18:02:16 AAM AAM ingest
Sources

Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Chris Ashworth, Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South and South-East (Cambridge, 1985)

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