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Building 210 which had been used by the 4th Fighter Group during the war was presented to the
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Britain. The first air-raid sounded on 18 June 1940, although the first bombs were not dropped on the airfield until seven days later. Then, on 2 August, came a heavy attack which destroyed several buildings, killing five, to be followed
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Officer R. H. A. Lee who disappeared on 18 August 1940 when he was last seen ten miles
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Training Command Major Servicing Flight (November 1947 - December 1948) became Technical Training Command Major Servicing Unit (December 1948 - December 1954)
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The 4th
Fighter Group destroyed more enemy aircraft in the air and on the ground than any other fighter group of the Eighth Air Force. The group operated first with
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1981:World War II
1773:appointments
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2534:Bombardment
2487:VIII Bomber
2405:Wormingford
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2155:Framlingham
2130:Earls Colne
2115:Deenethorpe
2085:Cheddington
2075:Bushey Hall
2030:Attlebridge
2015:Aldermaston
1749:Other ranks
1515:Ferry units
1321:: Airlife.
814:USAF museum
764:Camp Kilmer
515:Spitfire Vs
481:85 Squadron
464:during the
433:Hawker Fury
299:In use
189: /
177:000°16′14″E
165:Coordinates
53:introducing
3547:Categories
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3496:Rockingham
3401:Brooklands
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3360:Snetterton
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2090:Chelveston
1894:RAF Museum
1669:Operations
1634:RAF Police
1592:components
1525:Misc units
1459:formations
1319:Shrewsbury
1035:References
767:New Jersey
385:RAF Debden
174:51°59′30″N
150:RAF Debden
86:RAF Debden
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3471:Ingliston
3446:Fersfield
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3411:Catterick
3391:Blandford
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2310:Podington
2230:Kimbolton
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2080:Chalgrove
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2010:Alconbury
1737:personnel
1699:equipment
1572:Squadrons
1490:Squadrons
1461:and units
1055:Citations
492:George VI
475:In 1970,
436:north of
427:in which
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350:Direction
329:Elevation
3520:Proposed
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2190:Hardwick
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1993:Stations
1912:timeline
1836:Roundels
1560:Regiment
1534:stations
1475:Commands
1148:11 April
1139:"Debden"
1095:"Debden"
993:See also
719:Big Week
438:Foulness
237:Operator
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3396:Boreham
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2415:Okinawa
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2270:Membury
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2165:Goxhill
2160:Glatton
2125:Duxford
1927:commons
1907:history
1841:Uniform
1711:current
1577:Flights
1495:Flights
1123:2 March
1101:2 March
708:Germany
645:of the
513:" with
413:History
408:England
392:station
344:Runways
304: (
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261:1939-42
49:improve
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3466:Ibsley
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503:No. 71
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1974:USAAF
1831:Badge
1567:Wings
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1468:units
925:Units
565:1944.
404:Essex
367:00/00
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276:Built
227:Owner
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