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RAF airfields during World War II were strategically located bases used for fighter, bomber, and reconnaissance operations. Equipped with runways, hangars, control towers, and radar stations, they supported missions like the Battle of Britain and D-Day. These airfields played a crucial role in maintaining air superiority and logistical coordination.

RAF Upottery – USAAF Station 462 – Easy Company leaves for D-Day – Upottery, United Kingdom

The aifield RAF Upottery was a Royal Air Force station located in Devon, England, near the village of …

Posted July 14, 2025 (updated August 16, 2025) by Patrick

RAF Dunkeswell – USAAF Station 173 – Dunkeswell, United Kingdom

Located in Devon, England, was a strategic airfield built during World War II to support Allied anti-submarine warfare …

Posted July 10, 2025 (updated July 11, 2025) by Patrick

Dunkeswell Airfield Heritage Centre – Dunkeswell, United Kingdom

Nestled atop the Blackdown Hills near Honiton, Devon, the Dunkeswell Airfield Heritage Centre offers a compelling glimpse into …

Posted July 10, 2025 (updated July 6, 2025) by Patrick

Militärhistorisches Museum Flugplatz Berlin-Gatow

The airfield, Fliegerhorst Gatow, was officially opened by Adolf Hitler in September 1935 and housed two of most …

Posted February 12, 2023 (updated August 16, 2025) by Patrick

National Museum of Flight – East Fortune Airfield – Scotland

Museum of Flight in Scotland. Royal Air Force East Fortune or RAF East Fortune was a fighter station …

Posted February 9, 2022 (updated May 5, 2025) by Patrick

Fliegerhorst Twente – Twente, Netherlands

When the Second World War broke out, the airfield was officially closed in 1940 and the hangar blown …

Posted May 9, 2021 (updated May 6, 2025) by Patrick