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RAF Halesworth RAF Holton USAAF Station 365 RNAS Halesworth (HMS Sparrowhawk) | |
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Located Near Southwold, Suffolk, United Kingdom | |
Coordinates | 52°21′56″N 001°31′26″E / 52.36556°N 1.52389°E |
Type | Royal Air Force station |
Code | HA |
Site information | |
Owner | Air Ministry |
Operator | Royal Navy (1945 - 1946) |
Controlled by | United States Army Air Forces (1943 - 1945) Fleet Air Arm (1945 - 1946) |
Site history | |
Built | 1942 |
In use | 1942-1946 |
Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 |
Garrison information | |
Garrison | Eighth Air Force |
Occupants | 56th Fighter Group 489th Bombardment Group |
Royal Air Force Halesworth or more simply RAF Halesworth is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3 km) north east of the town of Halesworth, Suffolk, England and 7 miles (11 km) west of Southwold.