Raf Keevil

Royal Air Force Station Keevil or more simply RAF Keevil is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The airfield was built on a site previously ear-marked for the purpose in the mid-1930s. Consisting of 3 long concrete runways the airfield was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. HistoryUSAAF useIn 1942 Keevil airfield was provided to the USAAF and was assigned USAAF designation 471 (KV). 62nd Troop Carrier GroupThe first American unit assigned to Keevil was the 62nd Troop Carrier Group, arriving at Keevil on 6 September 1942 from Florence AAF, South Carolina. The group consisted of the following operational squadrons: 4th Troop Carrier Squadron 7th Troop Carrier Squadron 8th Troop Carrier Squadron 51st Troop Carrier Squadron The group transported military freight and supplies using C-47 and C-53 aircraft. The unit remained in England until 15 November until being transferred to Tafaraoui Airfield, Algeria as part of Twelfth Air Force.

Royal Air Force Station Keevil or more simply RAF Keevil is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Trowbridge, Wiltshire, England. The airfield was built on a site previously ear-marked for the purpose in the mid-1930s. Consisting of 3 long concrete runways the airfield was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces Eighth and Ninth Air Forces. HistoryUSAAF useIn 1942 Keevil airfield was provided to the USAAF and was assigned USAAF designation 471 (KV). 62nd Troop Carrier GroupThe first American unit assigned to Keevil was the 62nd Troop Carrier Group, arriving at Keevil on 6 September 1942 from Florence AAF, South Carolina. The group consisted of the following operational squadrons: 4th Troop Carrier Squadron 7th Troop Carrier Squadron 8th Troop Carrier Squadron 51st Troop Carrier Squadron The group transported military freight and supplies using C-47 and C-53 aircraft. The unit remained in England until 15 November until being transferred to Tafaraoui Airfield, Algeria as part of Twelfth Air Force.