Leicester East
Airfield
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FRE 10098
P-38 Lightnings of the 474th Fighter Group lined up on hardstanding. Handwritten caption on reverse: '474 Leicester, 19 May 44, K6 White Yellow, 7Y Dark.'
Roger Freeman Collection
IWM, Roger Freeman Collection
RAF Leicester East was opened on 8 October 1943 but was downgraded to 'Care and maintenance' status. It was then considered as a base for USAAF Tactical Carrier Group, but then made ready for two Stirling squadrons. USAAF did use/share this site with the RAF.
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Sources
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Roger Freeman, The Mighty Eighth War Manual (London, 1991).
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