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US Eighth AAF Installations in the United Kingdom
6 June 1944


[map courtesy of Janes Publishing Company Limited, London]

GROUP LOCATIONA/C
8AAF HQ High Wycombe 
8FC HQBushey Hall  
1AD HQBrampton Grange  
2AD HQKetteringham Hall  
3AD HQElveden Hall  

4 FGDebden P-51
7 PRGMount Farm F-5
20 FGKings Cliffe P-38/P-51
34 BG Mendlesham B-24/B-17
44 BG Shipdham B-24

55 FG Wormingford P-38/P-51
56 FG Boxted P-47
78 FG Duxford P-38/P-47/P-51
91 BG Bassingbourn B-17
92 BG Podington B-17

93 BG Hardwick B-24
94 BG Bury St. Edmunds B-17
95 BG Horham B-17
96 BG Snetterton Heath B-17
100 BG Thorpe Abbotts B-17

303 BG Molesworth B-17
305 BG Chelveston B-17
306 BG Thurleigh B-17
339 FG Fowlmere P-51
351 BG Polebrook B-17

352 FG Bodney P-47/P-51
353 FG Raydon P-47/P-51
355 FG Steeple Morden P-47/P-51
356 FG Martlesham Heath P-47/P-51
357 FG Leiston P-51

359 FG East Wretham P-47/P-51
361 FG Bottisham P-47/P-51
364 FG Honington P-38/P-51
379 BG Kimbolton B-17
381 BG Ridgewell B-17
384 BG Grafton Underwood B-17
385 BGGreat Ashfield B-17
GROUP LOCATIONA/C
388 BGKnettishall B-17
389 BG Hethel B-24
390 BG Framlingham B-17
392 BG Wendling B-24
398 BG Nuthampstead B-17

401 BG Deenethorpe B-17
445 BG Tibenham B-24
446 BG Bungay B-24
447 BG Rattlesden B-17
448 BG Seething B-24

452 BG Deopham Green B-17
453 BG Old Buckenham B-24
457 BG Glatton B-17
458 BG Horsham St. Faith B-24
466 BG Attlebridge B-24

467 BG Rackheath B-24
479 FG Wattisham P-38/P-51
482 BG Alconbury B-17
486 BG Sudbury B-24/B-17
487 BG Lavenham B-24/B-17

489 BG Halesworth B-24
490 BG Eye B-24/B-17
491 BG Metfield B-24
492 BG North Pickenham B-24
493 BG Debach B-24/B-17

495 FTG Atcham P-47/P-38
496 FTG Goxhill P-38/P-51
801 BG Harrington B-24
802 BG Watton B-24/MOS
803 BS Oulton B-17

11 CCRCBovingdon B-17
12 CCRCCheddington B-24
1 CCSGSnettisham  
1 SADTroston  
2 SADAbbots Ripton  
3 SADNeaton  
4 SADHitcham