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Not to be confused with RAF Lashenden.

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.

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 and has now reverted to farmland.

Units

Two Canadian squadrons, 403 Squadron RCAF and 421 Squadron RCAF, were based at Headcorn from August to November 1943 with Supermarine Spitfire IXB's.[1][2]

The following units were also here at some point:[3]

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 89.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 90.
  3. ^ "Headcorn (Egerton)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 15 June 2020.
  4. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 287.
  5. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 46.
  6. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 222.
  7. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 233.

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
  • Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Headcorn