RAF Dunkeswell [entry point]

RAF Dunkeswell [entry point]

RAF Dunkeswell was a station used by the United States Army Air Force located 5 miles (8 kms) north of Honiton in Devon.

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Opened in 1943 the station was originally intended for Fighter Command and then Coastal Command but was instead transferred to the United States Army Air Force. B-24s and a few Catalinas flew from RAF Dunkeswell on anti-submarine operations in the Bay of Biscay. Post-war the station transferred back to the RAF but was closed in 1948.

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