Newchurch
NEWCHURCH: Military temporary airfield ALG [Advanced Landing Ground]
Military user: RAF Fighter Command 11 Group
56 Sqdn (Hawker Typhoons*)
Location: W to NW of Newchurch village, 7nm SSE of Ashford
Period of operation: 1943 to 1945
Runways: Steel matting 17/35 1280 grass 08/26 1463 grass
*NOTES: It might be that 56 Sqdn were flying the Hawker Tempest when stationed here?
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