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Foulsham Village Sign, Foulsham
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Fowey
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Fowlmere
Military site : airfield
Just as nearby Duxford was known as the 'Duck pond' by American airmen, so Fowlmere was known as 'the Hen Puddle' because of the wet conditions that pervaded the bases during the winter of 1943-1944. The 339th Fighter Group had no choice but to persist... -
Fowlmere, Cambridgeshire
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Foxton
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Framlingham
Military site : airfield
Built for the Eighth Air Force from 1942 to 43, Framlingham was home first to the 95th Bomb Group, before that unit moved to RAF Alconbury. From 1943 to 1945, it was operated by the 390th Bomb Group. The airfield was handed back to the RAF in 1945, and... -
Freckleton
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Frederick Field, Oklahoma
Military site : airfield
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Frettenham Village Hall
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Fritton Warren
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Fritzlar
Military site : airfield
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Fulbeck
Military site : airfield
A Relief Landing Ground for RAF College Cranwell in 1940-42, Fulbeck was developed as RAF Fulbeck bomber station in 1942-43. Operated first by the RAF then the Troop Carrier Groups of the Ninth Air Force in the build up to and exectution of the... -
Furth
Military site : airfield
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Furzedown House
Military site : non-airfield
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Gablingen
Military site : airfield
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Gael
Military site : airfield
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Garvestone
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Geiger Field
Military site : airfield
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Gelderingen
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Gerbini Airfield
Military site : airfield
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Gioia del Colle
Military site : airfield
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Giulia
Military site : airfield
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Glatton
Military site : airfield
Glatton, which lay mostly in the parish of Conington, was built by the 809th Engineer Battalion (Aviation) of the U.S. Army in the last months of 1942. Unusually, the base's three runways surrounded Rose Court Farm, which remained a working farm... -
Gorges
Military site : airfield
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Gorleston on Sea
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Gosfield
Military site : airfield
First used as an airfield during the First World War, when known as Royal Flying Corps/RAF Sible Hedingham, it was built as Gosfield for the Eighth Air Force and then Ninth Air Force in 1942-43. Home to first the 365th Fighter Group, then the 397th... -
Goswick Bay
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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
Military site : non-airfield
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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
Military site : airfield
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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
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Greyfriars
Military site : non-airfield
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Grombalia
Military site : airfield
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Grosetto
Military site : airfield
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Grottaglie
Military site : airfield
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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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