RAF Headcorn
Royal Air Force Headcorn or more commonly known as RAF Headcorn is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Headcorn, Kent, England.
| RAF Headcorn USAAF Station AAF-412 Egerton   | |
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| Located Near Headcorn, Kent, England | |
 Headcorn ALG airfield, 11 May 1944 | |
  RAF Headcorn RAF Headcorn, shown within Kent | |
| Coordinates | 51°10′58″N 000°41′16″E |
| Type | Advanced landing ground |
| Code | HC |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Air Ministry |
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force (1943-1944) United States Army Air Forces (1944) |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943-1944 |
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | No. 11 Group 362d Fighter Group |
Opened in 1943, Headcorn was a prototype for the temporary Advanced Landing Ground airfields to be built in France after D-Day, when the need for advanced landing fields became urgent as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944.
Units
Two Canadian squadrons, 403 Squadron and 421 Squadron, were based at Headcorn from August to November 1943 with Supermarine Spitfire IXBs.[1]
The following units were also here at some point:[2]
- No. 17 (Fighter) Wing RAF
- No. 127 Airfield
- 362nd Fighter Group
- 377th Fighter Squadron flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts
- 378th Fighter Squadron flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts
- 379th Fighter Squadron flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts
- No. 405 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No. 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment
References
Citations
- Jefford 1988, pp.89-90
- "Headcorn (Egerton)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
Bibliography
- Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Publishing. ISBN 1 85310 053 6.
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