Hitcham | American Air Museum in Britain

Official Air Ministry Record Site Plan-Dispersed Sites 1948. Wattisham (Hitcham AAD).

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Prior to the move of the 4th Stategic Air Depot to Hitcham in April 1944, this station number had been associated with Wattisham.

Exact location unknown.

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21st Air Depot Group

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44th Air Depot Group

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7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group

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Based for the majority of their service at Mount Farm, Oxfordshire, the 7th Photographic Group (Reconnaissance) took over three million intelligence photos during the course of 4,251 sorties over occupied Europe. The Group was awarded a Distinguished...
16th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

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17th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

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18th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

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18th Weather Squadron

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Browse 18th Weather Squadron photographs and other documents in the 2nd Air Division Memorial Library digital archive here: www.2ndair.org.uk/digitalarchive/Dashboard/Index/60
19th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

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20th Mobile Reclamation and Repair Squadron

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21st Depot Repair Squadron

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Bernard Chesler

Military | Flight Officer | Fighter pilot | 21st Air Depot Group
Assigned to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. Suspended from Flying Duty. Assigned to 21st Depot Repair Sqn. Transferred to 357FS, 355FG, 8AF USAAF. EOW. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
Richard Christopher

Military | First Lieutenant | Fighter pilot | 353rd Fighter Group
Assigned to 352FS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Transferred to 56SCS, 353FG, 8AF USAAF. Awards: WWII Victory, EAME.
William Cooley

Military | Corporal | Carpenter | 21st Air Depot Group
Toward the end of the war he was given an unusual assignment, to build a conference table 24'x4'. After completing the table, he was to 'Black ' out the room where the table was placed. When he finished he was whisked away on a 3 day pass to London....
Robert Randall

Military | Corporal | Airplane Electrical Mechanic 685
Good Conduct; Victory Medal; EAME Medal Dist. Unit Citation

Date	Contributor	Update
27 September 2014 18:02:16	AAM	AAM ingest
Sources
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Office of History, Headquarters Third Air Force, United States Air Forces in Europe; Installations and USAAF Combat Units in the United Kingdom 1942-1945, Revised and Expanded Edition (February 1967, Revised October 1980).