Ashford

Airfield
Aerial photograph of Ashford airfield. Photograph taken by the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 11 May 1944, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography). eh-14.jpg US_34GR_LOC14_VH_1001 Aerial photograph of Ashford airfield. Photograph taken by the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance Group on 11 May 1944, sortie number US/34GR/LOC14. English Heritage (USAAF Photography). Historic England

IWM, English Heritage Collection

Object Number - US_34GR_LOC14_VH_1001 - Aerial photograph of Ashford airfield. Photograph taken by the 34th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron of the 10th Photographic Reconnaissance...

Built as an Advanced Landing Ground for the RAF in 1942-1943, Ashford was improved and made ready for the Ninth Air Force in 1944. The 406th Fighter Group operated from the airfield in 1944, before the airfield was returned to RAF use and returned to agriculture before the end of the war in Europe.

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People

Lieutenant John Quincy of the 406th Fighter Group awaits the return of P-47 Thunderbolts near the runway at Nordholz. An AT-17 Bobcat (serial number 43-32083) is visible in the background. Image via John Quincy.
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group
  • Highest Rank: Lieutenant
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 36th Fighter Group 53rd Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 18065526 on enlisting
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 513th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: O-530729
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 513th Fighter Squadron
  • Service Numbers: 14091214
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Fighter pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: XIX Tactical Air Command 100th Fighter Wing 563rd Signal Aircraft Warning Battalion
  • Service Numbers: 12187689
  • Highest Rank: Technical Sergeant
  • Role/Job: Radio Repairman

Aircraft

  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 4th Fighter Group 335th Fighter Squadron 514th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Nicknames: Sandra Lee
  • Unit: 352nd Fighter Group 406th Fighter Group 328th Fighter Squadron 514th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 353rd Fighter Group 361st Fighter Group 406th Fighter Group 352nd Fighter Squadron 375th Fighter Squadron 512th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
  • Unit: 406th Fighter Group 514th Fighter Squadron
  • Aircraft Type: Oxford
  • Unit: 303rd Fighter Wing Headquarters & Headquarters Squadron (303rd Fighter Wing)

Revisions

Date
ContributorIan Wolverson
Changes
Sources

Photo of modern buildings on this site is incorrect. There were never any such structures here. The ALG was only used for 12 months

Date
ContributorAAM
Changes
Sources

Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Roger Freeman, Airfields of the Ninth Then and Now (London, 1994)

Chris Ashworth, Action Stations 9: Military Airfields of the Central South and South-east (Cambridge, 1985)

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