RAF Fowlmere
| RAF Fowlmere USAAF Station 378  .png)
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| Near Cambridge, Cambridgeshire in England | |||||||||
Aerial photograph of Fowlmere airfield 31 May 1944, taken by 13th Photographic Squadron, 7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group
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 RAF Fowlmere
Shown within Cambridgeshire
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| Coordinates | 52°04′57″N 000°03′31″E / 52.08250°N 0.05861°ECoordinates: 52°04′57″N 000°03′31″E / 52.08250°N 0.05861°E | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
| Code | FW | ||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces |
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| Built | 1940 | ||||||||
| In use | 1946-1946 | ||||||||
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| Occupants | 339th Fighter Group | ||||||||
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| Elevation | 38 metres (125 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Fowlmere or more simply RAF Fowlmere is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.2 miles (6.8 km) northeast of Royston, Hertfordshire and 8.8 miles (14.2 km) southwest of Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England.
Flying at Fowlmere originated in 1918 when the airfield was used by Royal Air Force
Flying cadets of the Air Service, United States Army were trained at Fowlmere by RAF instructors, prior to their deployment to the Western Front in France. After the First World War ended, the hangars were all demolished along with the assorted buildings by 1923.
With the eruption of the Second World War, Fowlmere was intended to be a satellite for nearby RAF Duxford and was used by 19 Sqn with Supermarine Spitfires along with:
When the airfield was turned over to the USAAF, Fowlmere was expanded to meet the requirements of a complete fighter group. The airfield was assigned USAAF designation Station 378 It was allocated to the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force fighter command.
USAAF Station Units assigned to RAF Fowlmere were:
The 339th Fighter Group arrived at Fowlmere from Rice AAF, California on 4 April 1944. The group was under the command of the 66th Fighter Wing of the VIII Fighter Command. Aircraft of the group were identified by a red/white chequerboard pattern.
The group consisted of the following squadrons:
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