RAF Upottery Airfield

Upottery
(Smeatharpe)

2006 (© Robert Truman)

Upottery airfield

Agriculture - airfield sold 17th May 2006, see: www.thisisdevon.co.uk

Watch Office for all commands 343/43, with medium size front windows

Other Buildings:

26/4/44 to 8/9/44, 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th Troop Carrier Squadrons, 439th Troop Carrier Group, 50th Troop Carrier Wing, 9th Troop Carrier Command with C-47 and C-53s. US Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne were flown to Normandy 5/6/44 and the C-47s towed Horsa and Waco gliders to Normandy 6/6/44, 439th recieving a Distinguished Unit Citation for these missions. 91st, 92nd and 94th Sqns temporarily moved to Italy 7/44, unit then moved to France.
- - Airfield made famous postwar by the publication of the book 'Band of Brothers' by Stephen Ambrose - this is the airfield from which Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 'Screaming Eagles' flew to Normandy on D-Day.
10/44 to 11/44, RAF.
11/44 to 6/45, VPB-103, Fleet Air Wing 7, of the United States Navy moved here from Dunkeswell with PBY Liberators and Privateers while the Dunkeswell runways were repaired.
6/45 to 12/48, used by the RAF for storage.

1944-45 (© US Navy)
Superb wartime photo of a PBY Liberator at Upottery, sorry my comparison is not up to the usual standard, if you have a better one please send it in as a replacement!
2006 (© Robert Truman)

RAF and IXth USAAF Station

Troop Carrier, US Navy

3, concrete, tarmac

6 miles N of Honiton

Photographs © as stated

Upottery airfield - 439th TCG - USN VPB-103 -

Smeatharpe airfield - 439th TCG - 506 PIR - USN VPB-103 -

Upottery airfield
Airfield Today:	Agriculture - airfield sold 17th May 2006, see: www.thisisdevon.co.uk
Tower Type:	Watch Office for all commands 343/43, with medium size front windows
Tower:	Derelict
Other Buildings:	Many
History:	26/4/44 to 8/9/44, 91st, 92nd, 93rd and 94th Troop Carrier Squadrons, 439th Troop Carrier Group, 50th Troop Carrier Wing, 9th Troop Carrier Command with C-47 and C-53s. US Paratroopers of the 101st Airborne were flown to Normandy 5/6/44 and the C-47s towed Horsa and Waco gliders to Normandy 6/6/44, 439th recieving a Distinguished Unit Citation for these missions. 91st, 92nd and 94th Sqns temporarily moved to Italy 7/44, unit then moved to France. - - Airfield made famous postwar by the publication of the book 'Band of Brothers' by Stephen Ambrose - this is the airfield from which Easy Company of the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101st Airborne Division 'Screaming Eagles' flew to Normandy on D-Day. 10/44 to 11/44, RAF. 11/44 to 6/45, VPB-103, Fleet Air Wing 7, of the United States Navy moved here from Dunkeswell with PBY Liberators and Privateers while the Dunkeswell runways were repaired. 6/45 to 12/48, used by the RAF for storage.

RAF and IXth USAAF Station
Airfield:		Troop Carrier, US Navy
Opened:		17/2/1944
Closed:		/1948
ID Code:		UO
USAAF Station:		462
Runways:		3, concrete, tarmac
Hangars:		2x - T2
County:		Devon
Location:		6 miles N of Honiton
OS Ref:		ST184104
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©:		Photographs © as stated