Royal Air Force Boxted or more simply RAF Boxted is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex England...
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moving to RAF Boxted. No. 74 Squadron RAF between 2 June 1946 and 9 June 1945 with Meteor F.3s moved to RAF Colerne. No. 124 Squadron RAF between 5 October...
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Boxted could refer to Boxted, Essex, a village and civil parish in the Colchester district of Essex, England Boxted, Suffolk, a village and civil parish...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (redirect from List of former RAF stations)
War Museum". "Boxted Airfield Museum - Boxted Airfield". www.boxted-airfield.com. "Notebook Regarding Training with ETS Course 314 at RAF Bridlington,...
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Eighth Air Force at RAF Snetterton Heath, England. The group remained at Snetterton Heath only a few days, being transferred to RAF Boxted in north Essex on...
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Headquarters, Eighth Air Force to perform escort missions. From its base at RAF Boxted, the unit flew long-range strategic escort missions with VIII Bomber Command...
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(F) Squadron left RAF Bentwaters on 16 September, moving to RAF Boxted. They remained here before relocating on 10 November to RAF Acklington, eventually...
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European continent, so a week after its arrival, the squadron moved to RAF Boxted. This move also put the squadron's base in an area where it was planned...
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Royal Air Force Wattisham or more simply RAF Wattisham (ICAO: EGUW) was, between 1939 and 1993, the name of a Royal Air Force station located in East...
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transferred to Eighth Air Force to perform escort missions. From its base at RAF Boxted, the unit flew long-range strategic escort missions with VIII Bomber Command...
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RAF Debden 56th Fighter Group, RAF Boxted (P-47D Thunderbolt) 355th Fighter Group, RAF Steeple Morden 361st Fighter Group, RAF Bottisham then RAF Little...
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Headquarters, Eighth Air Force to perform escort missions. From its base at RAF Boxted, the unit flew long-range strategic escort missions with VIII Bomber Command...
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also of the 56th FG) were sent home. In April 1944, the 56th FG moved to RAF Boxted and Gabreski was promoted to lieutenant colonel. He resumed command of...
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1988, p. 103. Jefford, C. G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since...
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group remained at Snetterton Heath only a few days, being transferred to RAF Boxted on 10 June 1943 in north Essex where B-26 groups were to be established...
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North American P-51B-5 Mustang (serial 43–6315) Ding Hao!, with James H. Howard, 1944 RAF Boxted, England...
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1943, the 354th FG arrived in the United Kingdom, and was assigned to RAF Boxted, where the group received the P-51B Mustangs, becoming the first fighter...
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Liberator group and was transferred to RAF Boxted. The Eighth Air Force 489th Bombardment Group (Heavy) arrived at RAF Halesworth from Wendover AAF Utah on...
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this move, the 386th Bombardment Group left its base at RAF Snetterton Heath for RAF Boxted. The 96th took the 386th's place at Snetterton Heath the...
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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 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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Royal Air Force Welford or more simply RAF Welford is an active Royal Air Force station in Berkshire, England. The station is located approximately 6...
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was the American 386th Bombardment Group (Medium) which arrived from RAF Boxted on 24 September 1943. The group was assigned to the VIII Air Support Command...
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needed Halesworth for a new B-24 Liberator group, and sent the 56th to RAF Boxted on 18 April, a base the 354th FG had just vacated, moving to southern...
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killing 117 sailors and wounding 153 more. The squadron re-formed at RAF Boxted on 1 September 1946 when 234 Squadron was renumbered. It was now a fighter...
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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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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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and Portland Army Air Base, Oregon, in June 1943 The Group moved to RAF Boxted in England between October and November 1943 and was attached to the Ninth...
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Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately...
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1976 RAF Alconbury RAF Balderton RAF Bassingbourn RAF Boxted RAF Debden RAF Downham Market RAF Earls Colne RAF Graveley RAF Knettishall RAF Langham RAF Mildenhall...
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