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Goxhill
Military site : airfield
Goxhill opened in June 1941 as an RAF Bomber Command airfield, before being handed over to RAF Fighter Command in December. The Eighth Air Force took ownership in August 1942, and used the airfield, which they quickly dubbed 'Goat Hill' for operational... -
Grafton Underwood
Military site : airfield
Grafton Underwood was built in 1941 by George Wimpey and Co. Ltd. It was the first airfield in England to receive an Eighth Air Force flying unit, when in May 1942 personnel of the 15th Bomb Squadron took up residence. As a satellite airfield for... -
Great Ashfield
Military site : airfield
The airfield was built in 1942 by John Laing & Son Ltd. 108,000 tons of concrete was used in its construction, creating a Class 'A' airfield suitable for heavy bombers. The 385th Bomb Group took up residence in the summer of 1943, and remained at the... -
Great Ashfield, Village Sign
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Great Barrington
Military site : non-airfield
An engineer unit was based here. Exact location unknown -
Great Chesterford
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Great Dunmow
Military site : airfield
The airfield, two miles north-west of Great Dunmow, was built in 1942-1943 by the US Army's 818th Engineer Battalion (Aviation), alongside British contractors. B-26 Marauders of the 386th Bomb Group moved in in September 1943, and in October the Group... -
Great Falls AAF
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Great Sampford
Military site : airfield
Opened in April 1942 as a grass airfield satellite to RAF Debden, Great Sampford had a single Sommerfeld Track runway and four blister hangars. Allocated to the Eighth Air Force in September 1942, it was returned to the RAF in February 1943, and... -
Great Whernside, Kettlewell
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Great Yarmouth
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Green Lane, Redenhall
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Greencastle
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber OTU, Greencastle was built during 1941-42 and had three concrete runways, 30 pan type hardstandings and four T2 hangars. 50 more 'finger’ or 'Y’ type hardstandings were added in 1943. Allocated to the USAAF in 1942 as a bomber... -
Greenham Common
Military site : airfield
Built for the RAF in 1942 as an Operational Training Unit, it was handed over to the Eighth Air Force in 1942, and was the 51st Troop Carrier Wing's HQ in 1942. Greenham Common became a Ninth Air Force base in 1943, and was then home to a series of... -
Greenland
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Grenier Army Airfield
Military site : airfield
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Greyfriars
Military site : non-airfield
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Grombalia
Military site : airfield
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Grossetto
Military site : airfield
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Grottaglie
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Grove
Military site : airfield
Grove was originally intended to be a base for an RAF Operational Training Unit. Construction began in late 1941 and the airfield was usable by October 1942. The airfield was built to a standard design for bomber bases, with a main 6,000 feet runway,... -
Groveley Wood
Military site : non-airfield
RAF Oakley Farm. The huge area of woodland was utilised as an Ordnance Depot. The RAF originally used Wylie Station and built sidings there. Later, the USAAF also used Great Wishford Station. -
HMP Wayland, Norfolk
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Hainault
Military site : non-airfield
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Hainford, Norfolk
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Hal Far
Military site : airfield
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Hale
Military site : non-airfield
An Air Service Command base. Exact location unknown. -
Halesworth
Military site : airfield
Halesworth was constructed in 1942-1943. Initially planned as a bomber airfield, its location close to the Suffolk coast meant that it was in an ideal position to operate escort fighters, where range was a critical factor. Consequently, the 56th... -
Halesworth (Holton) Airfield Memorial Museum
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Halstead
Military site : non-airfield
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Halvergate Marshes
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Hampstead Borough
Military site : non-airfield
Headquarters of IX Air Defence Command. Exact location unknown. -
Handorf
Military site : airfield
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Hani
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Hardwick
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF bomber airfield, Hardwick was used first by the 310th Bomb Group, equipped with B-25 Mitchells. In December 1943, the B-24 Liberators of the 93rd Bomb Group moved in, and remained until the end of the war, flying over 330 missions.... -
Hardwick Memorial Cross
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Harling Farm, Norfolk
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Harrington
Military site : airfield
Harrington was built by the 826th and 852nd Engineer Battalions of the US Army in 1943. Completed in 1944, it was the furthest Eighth Air Force combat airfield from the east coast.The Eighth's Special Operations Group was based at the airfield, first... -
Harrow Lane Memorial, Leiston
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Harwich
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Haseley Court
Military site : non-airfield
An old manor house that became a Field Hospital and POW camp. -
Hatfield Heath
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Hattonville
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Haughley Park
Military site : non-airfield
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Haveringland Hall
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Haybes, France
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Haydock
Military site : airfield
Prior to the arrival of the USAAF it was a satellite base for RAF Burtonwood. The racecourse was used as a USAAF Base Air Depot Area (BADA) from 13 November 1944 and the centre of the course was used as a grass airstrip. It re-opened as a racecourse in... -
Headcorn
Military site : airfield
Built as an RAF Advanced Landing Ground (ALG), work on the airfield began in early 1943. It was improved and made ready for USAAF use by adding more aircraft standings and temporary buildings. Accommodation was provided in the form of tents and... -
Heathrow
Military site : airfield
Building the Great West Aerodrome at Heath Row began in earnest in 1929 and was to continue through the Second World War, much the annoyance of Churchill who grudged the use of so many construction workers who might have been more use to the war... -
Hendon
Military site : airfield
An RAF station which in 1944 was home to Douglas C-47 Skytrain lodgers.
