RAF Halesworth Airfield

7/43 to 4/44, 61st, 62nd and 63rd Fighter Squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group 'The Wolfpack', 'Cave Tonitrum', from Horsham St Faith with P-47 Thunderbolts, moved to Boxted, the 56th FG flew a total of 447 missions.
5/44 to 11/44, 844th, 845th, 846th and 847th Bombardment Squadrons of the 489th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Ex Tenebris Lux Veritatis' with B-24 Liberators, flew 106 missions. Lt. Col. Leon Vance was the the only B-24 crewman to be awarded the Medal of Honor while flying from an English airfield. Group disbanded and personnel sent to other units, was to have been re-formed as a B-29 Superfortress unit in the Pacific.
1/45 to 5/45, 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron from Boxted with P-47 Thunderbolt, CA-10 Catalina flying boats and SB-17G's on air-sea rescue missions.
2/45 to 6/45, 496th Fighter Training Group with P-51 Mustangs from Goxhill.
8/45 to 2/46, HMS Sparrowhawk used by RN Fleet Air Arm No. 762 and 798 flying training squadrons with Barracudas, Mosquitos and Oxfords.

Halesworth airfield
Airfield Today:	Agriculture
Tower Type:	Watch Office for All Commands 12779/41 with medium front windows to 343/43
Tower:	Demolished
Other Buildings:	Not known
History:	7/43 to 4/44, 61st, 62nd and 63rd Fighter Squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group 'The Wolfpack', 'Cave Tonitrum', from Horsham St Faith with P-47 Thunderbolts, moved to Boxted, the 56th FG flew a total of 447 missions. 5/44 to 11/44, 844th, 845th, 846th and 847th Bombardment Squadrons of the 489th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Ex Tenebris Lux Veritatis' with B-24 Liberators, flew 106 missions. Lt. Col. Leon Vance was the the only B-24 crewman to be awarded the Medal of Honor while flying from an English airfield. Group disbanded and personnel sent to other units, was to have been re-formed as a B-29 Superfortress unit in the Pacific. 1/45 to 5/45, 5th Emergency Rescue Squadron from Boxted with P-47 Thunderbolt, CA-10 Catalina flying boats and SB-17G's on air-sea rescue missions. 2/45 to 6/45, 496th Fighter Training Group with P-51 Mustangs from Goxhill. 8/45 to 2/46, HMS Sparrowhawk used by RN Fleet Air Arm No. 762 and 798 flying training squadrons with Barracudas, Mosquitos and Oxfords.

RAF and USAAF Station
Airfield:	Operational Bomber
Opened:	/42
Closed:	/46
ID Code:	HA
USAAF Station:	365
Runways:	concrete adn wood chips
Hangars:	2x - T2
County:	Suffolk
Location:	7 miles W of Southwold
OS Ref:	TM402798
©:	Photographs © as stated


The Met Office at Halesworth 1945 (© USAAF)


The Officers Club 1945 (© USAAF)