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    Royal Air Force Atcham, or more simply RAF Atcham, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8 km) east of Shrewsbury, Shropshire, England...
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    Atcham is a village, ecclesiastical parish and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies on the B4380 (once the A5), 5 miles south-east of Shrewsbury...
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    232 Squadron RAF at RAF Atcham with Spitfire No. 255 Squadron RAF at RAF High Ercall with Beaufighter No. 257 Squadron RAF at RAF Honiley with Hurricane...
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    RAF Atcham, Shropshire. During the latter part of 1944, anti-aircraft target-towing Miles Martinets and Supermarine Spitfires of No. 595 Squadron RAF...
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    This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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    Group from RAF Atcham and RAF High Ercall with Supermarine Spitfire Vs beginning on 27 July 1942. The 31st FG flew its first sorties with RAF, (total of...
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    as a Relief Landing Ground (RLG) and satellite to RAF Atcham but by the time it was completed Atcham had been handed over to the United States Air Force...
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  • squadron reformed at RAF Atcham on 10 April 1942 as a Supermarine Spitfire unit becoming operational in May. In August it moved to RAF Debden, from where...
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  • 1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (C-UAS) No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No...
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    May 1942 RAF Goxhill, England, 9 June 1942 Operated from Reykjavík, Iceland, 3 July – 26 August 1942 RAF Atcham, England, 9 August 1942 RAF High Ercall...
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    transition training in the P-47 Thunderbolt at RAF Atcham, he was assigned to the 4th Fighter Group, based at RAF Debden, as a member of the 336th Fighter Squadron...
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    duties over the Irish Sea, relocating to RAF Atcham in early 1942. In April 1942 the squadron moved to RAF Debden and carried out offensive operations...
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    Group was established on 9 October 1943 and activated 26 October 1943 at RAF Atcham, England to provide forward training on tactics and operations for the...
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    during World War II. However, its ground crew were RAF personnel. Its first commander was also from the RAF, Squadron Leader Roy Dutton, a veteran of the Battle...
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    Royal Air Force Molesworth or more simply RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force station located near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England with a history...
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    and was deployed to the European Theater. Most of the group moved to RAF Atcham England where it was assigned to Eighth Air Force. The stationing of the...
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    July 1942 RAF Atcham (Station 342), England, 18 August 1942 (operated from Meeks Field, Iceland) Meeks Field, Iceland, 14 November 1942 RAF Nuthampstead...
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    the 2906th Observation Group. The planes were on a training flight from RAF Atcham. Both aircraft flew straight into the hillside in cloud in the mid-afternoon...
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  • the defence of the Midlands. 577 squadron was formed on 1 December 1943 at RAF Castle Bromwich from elements of nos.6, 7 and 8 anti-aircraft cooperation...
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    with RAF Supermarine Spitfire Vs and its pilots and technicians spent a two-month period undergoing intensive training in flying and fighting with RAF pilots...
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    February 1942 – 19 May 1942 RAF Atcham (AAF-342), England, 11 June 1942 RAF Biggin Hill (AAF-343), England, 1 August 1942 RAF Merston (AAF-351), England...
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    Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near...
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  • reformed in 1941 at RAF Ouston as a fighter unit equipped with Spitfires and then provided air defence for convoys from RAF Atcham and Llanbedr in Wales...
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    single-seat fighters.[citation needed] In Britain, the group was stationed at RAF Atcham as part of Eighth Air Force. The 14th was reassigned to the XII Fighter...
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    Royal Air Force Alconbury, or more simply RAF Alconbury, is an active Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, England, that for many years was used by...
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    Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles...
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    December 1941) Hamilton Field, California, 9 May 1942 – 16 July 1942 RAF Atcham (Station 342), England, 18 August 1942 – 28 October 1942 Tafaraoui Airfield...
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    1942 RAF Membury (AAF-466), England, 7 September 1942 RAF Atcham (AAF-342), England, 21 November 1942 RAF Membury (AAF-466), England, 15 May 1943 RAF Middle...
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    July 1942 (operated From: San Diego, California, 5 February-3 June 1942) RAF Atcham, England, 18 August–28 October 1942 Tafaraoui Airfield, Algeria, 11 November...
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    Field, Pennsylvania, 7 June-c. 4 August 1942 RAF Bushey Hall (AAF-341), England, c. 16 August 1942 RAF Atcham (AAF-342), England, c. 24 August 1942 – 13...
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