Bisterne
Airfield
eh-19.jpg
RAF_CPE_UK_1930_RS_4157
Aerial photograph of Bisterne airfield, looking north, 17 January 1947. Photograph taken by No. 82 Squadron, sortie number RAF/CPE/UK/1930. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
Historic England
IWM, English Heritage Collection
Built as an Advanced Landing Ground for the RAF in 1943, it was developed for use by the Ninth Air Force in 1943-1944. The 371st Fighter Group used the airfield, before it was closed and returned to agriculture in 1944-45.
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Aircraft
- Aircraft Type: P-47 Thunderbolt
- Nicknames: Always Marge!
- Unit: 371st Fighter Group 404th Fighter Squadron
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Sources
Barry Anderson, Army Air Forces Stations (Alabama, 1985) / Roger Freeman, Airfields of the Ninth Then and Now (London, 1994)
Chris Ashworth, Action Stations 5: Military Airfields of the South-West (Cambridge, 1982)