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Hethel
Military site : airfield
Construction of Hethel airfield began in 1941, and was finished in late 1942. The number of hardstandings was increased from the planned 36 to 50 in 1942, in order to accommodate a full heavy bomb group. The 320th Bomb Group occupied the base for ten... -
High Ercall
Military site : airfield
Built during 1939-41 for the RAF, as a combined fighter station and Maintenance Unit base, High Ercall had three tarmac runways, 23 hardstandings, two T2 hangars and 24 other hangars of various types. Occupied by the RAF from October 1940, it was... -
High Halden
Military site : airfield
Used as an RAF Advanced Landing Ground in 1943 with temporary runways and buildings. High Halden was then used as a Ninth Air Force Advanced Landing Ground, before being occupied by the 358th Fighter Group in 1944. -
High Wycombe
Military site : non-airfield
High Wycome known as Daws Hill was the Headquarters of Eighth Air Force Bomber Command (Pinetree). Situated on land and in a house formerly occupied by Wycombe Abbey School and restored to them by the US on 9 May 1946.... -
Higham Heath
Military site : non-airfield
Home to a Quartermaster Truck Battalion. Exact location unknown. -
Hilgay, Norfolk
Crash site
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Histon
Military site : non-airfield
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Hitcham
Military site : non-airfield
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. -
Hitchin
Military site : non-airfield
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Hobson Street Club, Hobson Street, Cambridge
Military site : non-airfield
One of the American Red Cross Clubs in Cambridge, Hobson Street Club provided snacks, information, lounges and games facilities for American Servicemen. -
Hockering Wood
Military site : non-airfield
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Hohenhausen Lippe
Crash site
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Hollum
Crash site
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Holmsley South
Military site : airfield
Built during 1941-42, Holmsley South opened in September 1942 as a Coastal Command base before construction was complete. It eventually had three concrete runways, 35 pan and three loop hardstandings, and five T2 hangars. The 1st American residents,... -
Homersfield
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Honington
Military site : airfield
Honington was in use by Eighth Air Force units for a longer period than any other air base in England. The air base, built in the mid 1930s as part of the RAF's expansion programme had seen plenty of action as an RAF base before it was handed over to... -
Horham
Military site : airfield
Horham airfield was planned and built for RAF use, but handed over to the Eighth Air Force and used initially by the 47th Bomb Group. When they joined the Twelfth Air Force in January 1943, it became home to the B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bomb Group.... -
Horsehill Tor
Crash site
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Horsham St Faith
Military site : airfield
Horsham St Faith was an RAF Bomber Command Station opened in June 1940. It was home to Bristol Blenheim medium-bombers, and was for a time occupied by fighters, including those of No. 19 Squadron and No. 264 Squadron. From September 1942 the airfield... -
Houston National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Hull
Military site : non-airfield
A Quartermaster Truck Battalion base. Black GIs were based here. -
Hunter Army Air Field
Military site : airfield
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Huntingdon
Military site : non-airfield
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Hurn
Military site : airfield
Planned as a grass airfield fighter satellite to RAF Ibsley, Hurn was actually built during 1940-42 for bomber or transport use. It had eventually three tarmac-surface hard runways, 30 pan plus 46 loop hardstandings, and four T2, three Bellman and 10... -
Hurst Park Site
Military site : non-airfield
Originally a First World War Air Acceptance Park, created on an open and level site (common land or sports fields) where aircraft could be assembled and tested. Now public parkland. -
Huyton
Military site : non-airfield
This area housed internees, POWs (centred around the council houses of Blue Bell Lane) and American servicemen, all in separate camps.... -
Ibsley
Military site : airfield
Built during 1940-41 as a fighter base satellite for RAF Middle Wallop, Ibsley opened in 1941 when incomplete. It eventually had three concrete runways, 18 hardstandings plus 18 double pen dispersals, and two Bellman plus 12 blister hangars, after... -
Inverness
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Istres, France
Military site : airfield
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Jaraczewo
Crash site
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Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery
Cemetery
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Joubieval
Crash site
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Juvincourt
Military site : airfield
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Kassel/Rothwesten
Military site : airfield
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Keevil
Military site : airfield
Planned as an RAF operational training station, Keevil was allocated while under construction to the Eighth Air Force as a transport base. Built during 1942, it had eventually three concrete runways, 51 pan hardstandings, two T2 hangars and nine... -
Kelstern Grange
Crash site
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Kelz
Military site : airfield
Temporary advanced landing ground built by 826th Engineer Battalion, IX Engineer Command in early 1945. The airfield formally opened on 24 March 1945 and was occupied shortly after by P-47 Thunderbolts of the 48th and 404th Fighter Groups. -
Kenley
Military site : airfield
An RAF Station with US lodger units; USAAF using Spitfires and P-38s were attached to RAF No 11 Group stations in mid-1942 for training; also used for special operations between British and US forces. During 1943 RAF aircraft,, continued to escort... -
Kenmare House, Trumpington Street, Cambridge
Military site : non-airfield
One of the American Red Cross Clubs in Cambridge, Kenmare House provided beds, information, lounges and waffles for American Servicemen. -
Kettering
Military site : non-airfield
There is some confusion as to the location of units stationed in or around Kettering, including at Boughton House. Exact locations unknown. -
Ketteringham Hall
Military site : non-airfield
300-400 US servicemen were housed in Nissen huts built in what is now woodland next to the Hall. At one time home to Team Lotus (Formula 1); currently privately owned with a memorial in the grounds. -
Key Field
Military site : airfield
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Keythorpe Hall
Military site : non-airfield
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Kidderminster
Military site : non-airfield
Support units were based here. The station number is listed as the same for Stone, Staffordshire (Duncan Hall). Exact location unknown. -
Kilkeel
Military site : non-airfield
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Kimbolton
Military site : airfield
Planned for RAF use, Kimbolton airfield was built by W and C French Ltd. in 1941. The airfield was increased in size to accommodate a full US heavy Bomb Group, and the first such unit to us it was the 91st Bomb Group, who arrived in September 1942.... -
Kingham
Military site : non-airfield
The depot known as Kingham would appear to have been quite spread out over the area between Kingham and Adlestrop. Both villages had a railway station but Adlestrop is now disused. There was an Ammunition Inspection Building well away from the villages... -
Kingman AAF
Military site : airfield
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Kings Cliffe
Military site : airfield
Kings Cliffe began as a satellite air base for the Group based at nearby Wittering. The 56th Fighter Group, however, were all based at Kings Cliffe and it was here that the pilots trained in P-47 Thunderbolts and flew their first missions in the... -
Kings Somborne
Military site : non-airfield
One of 16 country houses or 'flak homes' which catered for approximately 25 airmen at a time to come for Rest and Recuperation away from the stress of flying missions. Run by the American Red Cross, each serviceman was entitled to at least one rest...
