Ashford (Great Chart)
Major
Also known as: | Ashford Advanced Landing Ground / RAF Ashford / USAAF Station 417 |
County: | Kent |
Current Status: | Farmland / Housing (proposed) |
Date: | 13 August 1943 - 15 September 1944 (derequisitioned) |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / RCAF / USAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Metal |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Ashford Archaeological and Historical Society
- Ashford Library
- Great Chart with Singleton Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 65 Sqn
- No 122 Sqn
- No 129 Airfield
- 303rd FW
- 406th FG
- 406th Fighter-Bomber Group
- No 414 Sqn
- No 430 Sqn
- 512th FS
- 513th FS
- 514th FS
- No 2817 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2880 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3205 Servicing Commando
- No 3206 Servicing Commando
- No 3207 Servicing Commando
- No 3209 Servicing Commando