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Presumably Cornwall wasn't part of Britain, didn't have allied airforces on its airfields or didn't play any part in D-Day! Which is a wrong presumption on all 3 counts. Apart from that I like the idea of the resource!
Can you give me more information so I check it out and correct the chart? I’m not from England so I wouldn’t know which airfields are in Cornwall and which are not, so I really would appreciate your help in any corrections you can give me. Thank you
Here's a few details to get your teeth into: RAF Davidstow - 144 Sqn, 404 Sqn, 524 Sqn operating as 154 GR Wing. RAF Perranporth - 816 Sqn, 849 Sqn, 850 Sqn plus Free French Sqns 145, 329 and 341. RAF Portreath - 235 Sqn, 248 Sqn operating as 153 GR Wing. On D-Day 248 Sqn mounted 5 separate missions! RAF Predannack - 1 Sqn, 165 Sqn operating as a Spitfire IX Wing - covered the Force B Convoy from Cornish embarkation hards, 179 Sqn, 311 Sqn. RAF St Eval - 53 Sqn, 206 Sqn, 224 Sqn, 547 Sqn. RAF St Mawgan - used mainly by USAAF with 24 Sqn, 271 Sqn, Transport Command and BOAC. The skies above Cornwall were very busy in May/June 1944. Hope that helps. Keep up the good work.
USAAF Stations https://384thbombgroup.com/_content/downloads/WWII AAF Bases in the UK.pdf Map of USAAF and RAF Airfields and Air Stations Map of WW2 operational airfields in the UK
Richard, thank you. The first document I have, the second document I had not seen, but I do have a ‘map’ of all airfields that USAAF units were stationed. Thanks again for your help
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