Re Former USAAF Cubstrips

[Martinburney]

Hi

I am trying to trace some of the USAAF cubstrips used during WW2

The exact locations either 6 fig grid ref's or long / lat would be exremely helpful. Alternately can anyone point me in the right direction to find this info.

Regards Martin Burney

Albrighton Staffs. used by US ARMY 196th FA BAT.

Grampound Cornwall used by US ARMY 190th FA GROUP

Barnstaple Devon used by US ARMY 58th Armoured FA BAT.

Bodmin Cornwall used by US ARMY 110th FA BAT.

Frome Somerset used by US ARMY 54th FA BAT.

Horsham Sussex used by US ARMY 113th & 197th FA BAT.

Kidderminster Worcs used by US ARMY Aircraft

Liskeard Cornwall used by US ARMY 29th Infantry Div.

Lynsted Kent used by US ARMY Aircraft

Merthyr Tydfil Mid Glam used by US UNIT

Plymouth Devon used by US ARMY 111th FA BAT.

Poole Dorset used by US ARMY 266th & 551st FA BAT.

Sudbury Derbyshire used by US ARMY

Tenby Dyfed used by US ARMY 2nd Infantry Div.

Trowbridge Wilts used by US ARMY 32nd FA Brigade

Wakefield West Yorks used by 997th FA BAT.

[Sir George Cayley]

Have a look at this link to multimap for Timperely, Cheshire

http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?X=379000&Y=388000&width=500&height=300&client=europe&gride=&gridn=&srec=0&coordsys=gb&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&scale=25000&advanced=&multimap.x=191&multimap.y=86

Shaftesbury Ave is rumoured to have been used as an airstrip in the war with Cubs/Taylorcraft being parked in the carpark of the public house at the junction with Wood Lane.

Hope this helps

Sir George Cayley

The air is anavigable ocean that laps at everyone door

[rosewellian]

Martin

I cant help you with strip locations but you may be able to help me getting some history on an L4J #45-4466 (at some time converted back to L4H spec) that I bought into last year.

I can only go back as far as 1973 when it was transferred from the French to UK register and I would love to find out where it served DURING WW2