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Chiseldon
Military site : non-airfield
Up to and including the war-time period the village name was Chisledon. Consisted of a large camp/garrison including a hospital at Wroughton. Chiseldon Camp Halt is on the now dismantled Midland and South Western Junction Railway. Exact location unknown. -
Chorley
Military site : non-airfield
Washington Hall was part of the huge Replacement Control Depot network for processing troops newly arrived in England from ports such as Liverpool, prior to their being assigned a unit and had a similar function to the camps at Stone, Staffordshire. -
Chrishall
Military site : non-airfield
On the Cambridgeshire/Essex border immediately to the west of Duxford 357. This site was used as accommodation and comprised Nissen huts, ablution block, latrines and mess hall, some of which remain today. One of the last non-airfield sites to be... -
Christchurch
Military site : airfield
The original Christchurch Airport operated from 1935-39, and the airfield was used by the RAF from 1939 to 1941. It was the site of the Airspeed Aircraft factiry from 1940 to 51. Christchurch was developed for USAAF use in 1943, and the Ninth Air Force... -
Church Street, Old Catton, Norwich
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Church of St Mary the Virgin
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City of Norwich Aviation Museum
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Clacton-on-Sea
Military site : non-airfield
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Clanfield
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Clastres Aerodrome
Military site : airfield
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Cluntoe
Military site : airfield
Cluntoe was built for the RAF in 1940-42, before being handed obver to the Eighth Air Force. It was used as a Combat Crew Replacement Centre for the training of crews, and was also home to the 311th Ferrying Squadron. It was closed after being handed... -
Cognac, France
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Cokethorpe
Military site : non-airfield
Cokethorpe House was built in 1709 for the Harcourt family. There was a tented camp in the Park grounds. The mansion at Cokethorpe Park has become the independent Cokethorpe School. Exact location unknown. -
Colchester
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Cold Norton
Military site : airfield
Along with Southminster a satellite station of Maldon and one of a list of 75 airfield sites for consideration by the 8th Air Force in July 1942. All three proposed sites had been requisitioned and surveyed but it was decided to defer construction... -
Coleby Grange
Military site : airfield
RAF Coleby Grange is located between the villages of Coleby and Nocton Green on open heathland; used variously by UK, Canadian, US and Polish forces, and in particular by the USAAF around the period of the D-Day landings. Many US servicemen are buried... -
Coleford
Military site : non-airfield
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Colerne
Military site : airfield
Built in 1940 as an RAF Fighter Station, with US fighters based here in late 1942. -
Coltishall
Military site : airfield
Allocated to the USAAF but not used. -
Coltishall
Crash site
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Columbus Army Flying School
Military site : airfield
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Concordia-Vega Refinery (White II)
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Coney Weston, Knettishall Memorial
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Coney Weston, Village Sign
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Conflans
Military site : airfield
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Conington village
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Coombe House
Military site : non-airfield
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Cormeilles-en-Vexin, France
Military site : airfield
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Cottesmore
Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF between 1935-38, and in use by the RAF from 1938-1943, the airfield was enlarged with concrete runways in 1943. Used by both the Eighth Air Force (it was 8 ASC HQ) and Ninth Air Force 1943, it was Troop Carrier Command HQ (later 9th... -
Coulommiers
Military site : airfield
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Cranbrook
Military site : non-airfield
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Cranford
Military site : non-airfield
Home to transport units. Exact location unknown. -
Crash Site
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Cretteville Airfield
Military site : airfield
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Crewe
Military site : non-airfield
Crewe is famous for being a major UK rail junction.... -
Cricqueville Airfield
Military site : airfield
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Crookham Common
Military site : non-airfield
Crookham Common lies to the immediate east of RAF Greenham Common 486. During the First World War the Commons were used as military training grounds. However, in 1939 the private estates controlling the Commons were sold to Newbury Council which... -
Cuddington
Military site : non-airfield
The village of Cuddington has its own railway station which was why nearby Delamere Park (once part of the Wilbraham family estate) was turned into a transit area for British and American troops prior to the D-Day landings of 6 June 1944. At the war's... -
Culmhead
Military site : airfield
An RAF fighter airfield from 1941 to 1943, Churchstanton's name was changed to Culmhead to avoid confusion with RAF Church Fenton. The base was allocated to the Ninth Air Force in 1943 but not used. It was closed in 1946 but used as Composite Signals... -
Dalhart Army Air Base
Military site : airfield
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Darragh Airfield
Military site : airfield
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De Vink - Chevremont (Kerkrade)
Crash site
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Deaux Jumeaux
Military site : airfield
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Debach
Military site : airfield
Debach was one of the last Eighth Air Force heavy bomber bases to be completed. It was built by the 820th Engineer Battalion (Aviation) between late '43 and early '44. Pronounced locally as 'Deb-idge', the base was built to a class A standard with... -
Debach Village Sign
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Debden
Military site : airfield
RAF Debden, construction of which began in 1935, is perhaps most famous as a Battle of Britain fighter airfield, partly responsible for the defence of London in 1940. In 1942 it was also home to three RAF 'Eagle Squadrons’ of volunteer American pilots... -
Decimomannu Airbase
Military site : airfield
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Deenethorpe
Military site : airfield
Deenethorpe was a base purpose-built for American heavy bombers, with the Class A regulation 2,000 and 1,400-yard runways. All the buildings on site,such as the accommodation and administrative blocks, were temporary. In December 1943, several local... -
Deopham Green
Military site : airfield
Deopham Green was another air base constructed after America's entry into the war to Class A standards for use by the B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bomber. When the 452nd Bomb Group arrived in January 1943 they found a main runway of 2,000 yards, two... -
Deopham Green Memorial
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