RAF High Halden
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Royal Air Force High Halden or more simply RAF High Halden is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground in Kent, England. The airfield is located approximately 8 miles (13 km) west-southwest of Ashford; about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of London.
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RAF High Halden USAAF Station AAF-411 | |||||||||
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High Halden, Kent in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°07′17″N 000°42′16″E | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | United States Army Air Forces 1944 Royal Air Force 1944 | ||||||||
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Built | 1943 (1943) | ||||||||
In use | 1944-1944 (1944) | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
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Elevation | 12 metres (39 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Opened in 1944, Ashford was a prototype for the type of temporary Advanced Landing Ground type airfield which would be built in France after D-Day, when the need for advanced landing fields would become urgent as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944.
Today the airfield is a mixture of agricultural fields with no recognisable remains.