RAF Goxhill airfield - 1st FG - 52nd FG - 78th FG - 353rd FG - 356th FG

Operated by 1 Group Bomber Command. 1 Group Towed Target Flight arrived 09/41 with Lysanders. 12/41 12 Group Fighter Command with Spitfires of 616 Sqn.
05/42, Transferred to USAAF 8th Air Force to receive Fighter Group personnel from USA for training.
05/42 to 08/42, 42nd HQ and 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group with P-38 Lightnings, moved to Kirton in Lindsey.
08/42 to 10/42, 2nd, 4th and 5th Fighter Squadrons of the 52nd Fighter Group with Spitfires from Eglinton, transferred to the XIIth USAAF and moved to North Africa then to Italy.
10/42 to 11/42, 93rd FS, 81st FG of the XIIth USAAF with P-39 Airacobra, moved to Atcham.
12/42 to 04/43, 82nd, 83rd and 84th FS of the 78th FG with P-47 Thunderbolt then P-51 Mustang, moved to Duxford.
06/43 to 08/43, 350th, 351st and 352nd FS of the 353rd FG with P-47 Thunderbolts, moved to Metfield.
08/43 to 10/43, 359th, 360th and 361st FS of the 356th FG with P-47 Thunderbolts, moved to Martlesham Heath.
10/43 to 11/43, 365th, 366th and 367th FS of the 358th FG, moved to Leiston.
12/43 to 12/44, 496th Fighter Training Group, a Combat Crew Replacement Center for 8th and 9th USAAF units, moved to Halesworth. 554th FS with P-38 Lightning and 555th FS with P-51 Mustang.
01/45, Transferred to RAF Fighter Command and all flying ceased 05/45. 233 MU Bomb Storage, RAF Maintenance Command here until 12/53, airfield sold 29/01/62.

Goxhill airfield
Airfield Today:		Agriculture
Tower Type:		Watch Office with Met Section 518/40
Tower:		Demolished 2003
Other Buildings:		Almost all buildings and hangars on Technical Site survive.
History:		Operated by 1 Group Bomber Command. 1 Group Towed Target Flight arrived 09/41 with Lysanders. 12/41 12 Group Fighter Command with Spitfires of 616 Sqn. 05/42, Transferred to USAAF 8th Air Force to receive Fighter Group personnel from USA for training. 05/42 to 08/42, 42nd HQ and 71st Fighter Squadron, 1st Fighter Group with P-38 Lightnings, moved to Kirton in Lindsey. 08/42 to 10/42, 2nd, 4th and 5th Fighter Squadrons of the 52nd Fighter Group with Spitfires from Eglinton, transferred to the XIIth USAAF and moved to North Africa then to Italy. 10/42 to 11/42, 93rd FS, 81st FG of the XIIth USAAF with P-39 Airacobra, moved to Atcham. 12/42 to 04/43, 82nd, 83rd and 84th FS of the 78th FG with P-47 Thunderbolt then P-51 Mustang, moved to Duxford. 06/43 to 08/43, 350th, 351st and 352nd FS of the 353rd FG with P-47 Thunderbolts, moved to Metfield. 08/43 to 10/43, 359th, 360th and 361st FS of the 356th FG with P-47 Thunderbolts, moved to Martlesham Heath. 10/43 to 11/43, 365th, 366th and 367th FS of the 358th FG, moved to Leiston. 12/43 to 12/44, 496th Fighter Training Group, a Combat Crew Replacement Center for 8th and 9th USAAF units, moved to Halesworth. 554th FS with P-38 Lightning and 555th FS with P-51 Mustang. 01/45, Transferred to RAF Fighter Command and all flying ceased 05/45. 233 MU Bomb Storage, RAF Maintenance Command here until 12/53, airfield sold 29/01/62.
RAF Goxhill - 1st FG - 52nd FG - 78th FG - 353rd FG - 356th FG - 358th FG -

RAF Goxhill - 1st FG - 52nd FG - 78th FG - 353rd FG - 356th FG - 358th FG -
Airfield:		Training and Operational fighter
Opened:		26/06/1941
Closed:		14/12/1953
ID Code:		GX
USAAF Station:		345
Runways:		3x - concrete, tarmac, main NE-SW axis
Hangars:		1x - J, 2x - T2, 4x - Blister
County:		Lincolnshire
Location:		16 miles NW of Grimsby
OS Ref:		TA115210
Links:		Goxhill local newspaper www.goxhillgander.co.uk
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RAF Goxhill - 1st FG - 52nd FG - 78th FG - 353rd FG - 356th FG - 358th FG -

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