Hi Can anyone help me with the location in the UK of 13 ALG in November 1943. I haven't able to positively ID it's location but believe it was in Kent. Thank you in advance Mike
Any chance it was 413? From Wiki: Staplehurst was known as USAAF Station AAF-413 for security reasons by the USAAF during the war, and by which it was referred to instead of location. It's USAAF Station Code was "SH".
There's a plaque up in Staplehurst, i'll take a detour when I next drive out. You'd never know where to find it as it's down several unmarked roads.
Hi both Thank you so much for the help. It is definitely written as 13 ALG and is likely to have been controlled by 83 Group RAF Bets regards Mike
It seems there is lots of information, but scant detail. All ALG I can find reference for in Kent have a number starting with 4, this list below from a Kent council link does not give the numbers, but states: Those in Kent were at Great Chart, Egerton, Lashenden, High Halden, Kingsnorth, New Romney, Brenzett, Staplehurst, Lydd, Newchurch and Woodchurch.. Once the squadrons had left most of the land returned to farmland although one ALG, Lashenden (Headcorn) has remained a very important private flying field. Aviation in Kent https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwjliYKZlLjyAhVU4zgGHW-MC5EQFnoECBgQAw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwebapps.kent.gov.uk%2FKCC.ExploringKentsPast.Web.Sites.Public%2FSingleResult.aspx%3Fuid%3DTke1054&usg=AOvVaw09HgaATucS9tMfSKKcWFe5
LG13 was Sidi Haneish South in Egypt. This doesn't appear to tie in with 83 Group though, which wasn't formed until April 1943.