Raf Halesworth

Royal Air Force Halesworth or more simply RAF Halesworth is a former Royal Air Force station located 7mi west of Southwold, Suffolk, England. United States Army Air Forces useHalesworth was built in 1942 - 1943 and was intended for use as a bomber station, and was built as such with a 6, 000 ft. main runway and two secondary runways of 4, 200 ft length. There was an encircling perimeter track with 51 hardstands and two T-2 hangars. Nissen hut accommodations for about 3, 000 personnel were also built south of the airfield. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Halesworth were: 474th Sub-Depot 18th Weather Squadron 328th Station Complement Squadron Headquarters (95th Combat Bomb Wing)Regular Army Station Units included: 1235th Quartermaster Company 1800th Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company 867th Chemical Company 983rd Military Police Company 2106th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon The airfield was assigned USAAF designation Station 365 (HA). 56th Fighter GroupThe first unit to use Halesworth was the 56th Fighter Group which arrived from RAF Horsham St Faith on 9 July 1943. Its operational squadrons were: 61st Fighter Squadron (HV) 62d Fighter Squadron (LM) 63d Fighter Squadron (UN) Being only eight miles from the Suffolk coast, Halesworth was ideally located for escort fighter operations, where range was an important factor. For this reason the 56th Fighter Group was moved there. Flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, the group flew numerous missions over France, the Low Countries, and Germany to escort bombers that attacked industrial establishments, V-weapon sites, submarine pens, and other targets on the Continent.

Royal Air Force Halesworth or more simply RAF Halesworth is a former Royal Air Force station located 7mi west of Southwold, Suffolk, England. United States Army Air Forces useHalesworth was built in 1942 - 1943 and was intended for use as a bomber station, and was built as such with a 6, 000 ft. main runway and two secondary runways of 4, 200 ft length. There was an encircling perimeter track with 51 hardstands and two T-2 hangars. Nissen hut accommodations for about 3, 000 personnel were also built south of the airfield. USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Halesworth were: 474th Sub-Depot 18th Weather Squadron 328th Station Complement Squadron Headquarters (95th Combat Bomb Wing)Regular Army Station Units included: 1235th Quartermaster Company 1800th Ordnance Supply & Maintenance Company 867th Chemical Company 983rd Military Police Company 2106th Engineer Fire Fighting Platoon The airfield was assigned USAAF designation Station 365 (HA). 56th Fighter GroupThe first unit to use Halesworth was the 56th Fighter Group which arrived from RAF Horsham St Faith on 9 July 1943. Its operational squadrons were: 61st Fighter Squadron (HV) 62d Fighter Squadron (LM) 63d Fighter Squadron (UN) Being only eight miles from the Suffolk coast, Halesworth was ideally located for escort fighter operations, where range was an important factor. For this reason the 56th Fighter Group was moved there. Flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts, the group flew numerous missions over France, the Low Countries, and Germany to escort bombers that attacked industrial establishments, V-weapon sites, submarine pens, and other targets on the Continent.