RAF Woodchurch
Former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Woodchurch, or more simply RAF Woodchurch, is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located in Kent, England. The airfield is located approximately 5 miles (8.0 km) west of Ashford; about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of London.
RAF Woodchurch USAAF Station AAF-419 | |||||||||
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Woodchurch, Kent in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°05′34″N 000°46′47″E | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
Code | XO[1] | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 83 Group RAF Ninth Air Force | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1943 (1943) | ||||||||
Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
In use | July 1943 - September 1944 (1944) | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 46 metres (151 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Opened in 1943, Woodchurch was a prototype for the type of temporary Advanced Landing Ground type airfield which would be built in France after D-Day, when the need for advanced landing fields would become 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.
Today the airfield is a mixture of agricultural fields with no recognizable remains.