Royal Air Force Headcorn or more commonly known as RAF Headcorn is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located northeast of Headcorn, Kent, England. Opened in 1943, Headcorn was a prototype for the temporary Advanced Landing Ground airfields to be built in France after D-Day, when the need for advanced landing fields became urgent as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944 and has now reverted to farmland.

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Two Canadian squadrons, 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron, 403 Squadron RCAF and No. 421 Squadron RCAF, 421 Squadron RCAF, were based at Headcorn from August to November 1943 with Supermarine Spitfire IXB's. The following units were also here at some point: * No. 17 Wing RAF, No. 17 (Fighter) Wing RAF (August - October 1943) * No. 127 Airfield RAF (August - October 1943) * 128th Air Refueling Wing, 362nd Fighter Group ** 377th Fighter Squadron flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts ** 378th Fighter Squadron flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts ** 379th Fighter Squadron flying Republic P-47 Thunderbolts * No. 405 Repair & Salvage Unit (August - September 1943) * No. 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment * 'B' Section of No. 3207 Servicing Commando (August - September 1943)

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