Les cartes présentent 463 bases aériennes utilisées entre 1939 et 1945. La liste a été établie à partir des affectations des squadrons des 3 organes stratégiques de la RAF : Bomber, Coastal et Fighter Commands. [source : rafcommands.com ]. La liste des bases américaines a été établie, entre autre, à partir de la composition des 8 e et 9 e Air Force [source : Wikipedia ]. Les 3 premières cartes proposent les bases de la RAF. La 4 e carte montre l’implantation des bases américaines présentes pour certaines dans les cartes précédentes. Pour touver une base, utiliser l’option « rechercher » d’Adobe Reader Rq : Les listes ne sont pas exhaustives – la place de certaines notées en rouge est incertaine . Les limites des comtés sont d’époque. Certaines ont changé depuis. 239 Bases de la RAF – ANGLETERRE Milfield Nord & Centre Brunton Bomber Command Bases OTU – également repérées Boulmer Coastal Command par un double cercle sur les bases Acklington Fighter Command bomber, coastal et fighter. Eshott NORTHUMBERLAND Morpeth Longtown NEWCASTLE Ouston Crosby- SUNDERLAND On-Eden Usworth Silloth Great Orton DURHAM CUMBERLAND Middleton St. George Thornaby WESTMORLAND Croft Scorton Leeming YORKS. Catterick NORTH RIDING M E R Skipton-on-Swale Topcliffe D U Dishfort Tholthorpe h East YORKS. N O R D Dalton Moor EAST RIDING Full Linton-on-Ouse Driffield YORKS. Sutton Lissett YORK Pocklington WEST RIDING Rufforth Hutton Cranswick Acaster Malbis Elvington Church Melbourne Catfoss Squires Gate LEEDS Fenton Breighton Leconfield Sherburn KINGSTON -in-Elmet Holme-on- BRADFORD Spalding Moor UPON HULL LANCASHIRE Burn North Killingholme Snaith Kirmington Elsham North Coates Woodvale Lindholme Wolds Caistor Grimsby MANCHESTER Finningley Hibaldstow Binbrook Blyton Donna Nook LIVERPOOL Firbeck Kirton-in SHEFFIELD Hemswell Lindsey Kelstern Bircotes Ludford Magna Speke Ingham Faldingworth Worksop Scampton Wickenby Strubby Hooton Park Cranage Gamston Dunholme RUTLAND DERBYSHIRE Lodge Fiskerton East Kirkby Ossington Skellingthorpe Coleby Grange Spilsby Wigsley Bardney HUNTINGDONSHIRE CHESHIRE NOTTS. Swinderby Wellingore Woodhall Spa Poulton STOKE ON Waddington Balderton TRENT Digby Coningsby North Langham NOTTINGHAM Docking Ashbourne Creake Syerston Little Snoring Fulbeck Metheringham Tern Hill Seighford Hixon DERBY Newton Bircham Newton Sculthorpe Oulton High Ercall Castle Langar Bottesford LINCOLNSHIRE Great Matlaske Massingham Montford Childs Ercall Donington Saltby Sutton Bridge Foulsham Coltishall Tatenhill Wymeswold West Raynham Bridge renommé Woolfox Lodge Swannington Shawbury Peplow STAFFORD Cottesmore Marham Swanton Ludham LEICESTER Morley Attlebridge Lichfield LEICS. Collyweston CAMBS. Horsham St. Faith Atcham North Wittering NORWICH Bruntingthorpe Luffenham Downham Methwold Watton SHROPSHIRE Upwood Market NORFOLK BIRMINGHAM Feltwell Bodney Bitteswell Kings Cliffe Polebrook Mepal Nuneaton Market Lakenheath East Wretham Bramcote Harborough Warboys Mildenhall Beccles Husbands Witchford Baginton Bosworth Alconbury Snailwell Honington Wyton SUFFOLK WORCS. Honiley Harrington Oakington Tuddenham Little Graveley Mendlesham NORTHANTS Staughton Newmarket Atherstone WARWICK Waterbeach Shepherds Grove renommé Gaydon. Twinwood Tempsford Bottisham Stratford Chipping Farm Bourn Cambridge Chedburgh Pershore Warden Wattisham Bentwaters HEREFORD Stradishall Defford Gransden Honey Edgehill Duxford Ipswich bourn Silverstone Lodge Wratting Martlesham Wellesbourne Fowlmere e Mountford Cranfield Common Heath Long Croughton Bassingbourn Marston Hinton-in- BEDS. Steeple the-Hedges Morden 20 Km. 1 : 1 970 000 100 Km. 15 Miles 60 Miles LIVERPOOL ANGLESEY ANGLETERRE Sud Valley FLINT 159 Bases de la RAF – Sealand & Pays de GALLES DENBIGH Hawarden CAENARVON Wrexham MERIONETH Llanbedr MONTGOMERY RADNOR Canal St George CARDIGAN OXFORD Castle Barford Turweston Camps St. John Ridgewell Upper Finmere Debden St. Davids Heyford Little Great Sampford PEMBROKE Horwood CARMARTHEN BRECKNOCK Moreton-in-Marsh Earls Colne Westcott Andrews Field M E R Cheddington Wethersfield Haverfordwest GLOUCESTER Enstone Bicester Sawbridgeworth Kidlington Rivenhall Chedworth Stanton Great D U Oakley Hunsdon Dunmow Pembrey Harcourt HERTFORD ESSEX Carew GLAMORGAN Aston Fairford Grove North Weald Bradwell Bay Cheriton MONMOUTH Mount Farm Hatfield N O R D Angle Down Abingdon Stapleford Pembroke SWANSEA BUCKS. Tawney Talbenny Dock Harwell Hendon Fairlop Rochford Fairwood CARDIFF Filton BERKS. Benson Northolt LONDRES MIDDLESEX Common Llandow Hornchurch Hampstead Norris Heston Eastchurch Colerne Croydon Gravesend BRISTOL Rhoose Blackbushe Canal de Bristol WILTSHIRE Horne Biggin Detling Manston Charmy renommé Hill Hartfordbridge Bekesbourne Down Keevil Gatwick Kenley Andover Odiham West Malling Lashenden KENT SURREY Headcorn SOMERSET Staplehurst Middle Wallop Redhill Ashford Weston Lasham Kingsnorth Chilbolton Zoyland Newchurch Hawkinge Boscombe Zeals HAMPSHIRE Coolham Brenzett Down Westhampnett SUSSEX Lympne Chivenor Funtington Church Stanton Chailey New Romney renommé Ibsley SOUTHAMPTON Winkleigh Culmhead Tarrant Rushton Appledram Tangmere Lydd Stoney Shoreham Cross PORTSMOUTH Merston Ford Friston DORSET Hurn Exeter Hamworthy DEVON Beaulieu Gosport Thorney Bognor BRIGHTON Davidstow Holmsley Island Selsey Moor Warmwell South St. Eval St. Mawgan Harrowbeer M A N C H E CORNWALL Roborough Mount Batten Perranporth PLYMOUTH Portreath Falmouth Bolt Head Bomber Command Bases OTU – également repérées 20 Km. 1 : 1 970 000 100 Km. Coastal Command par un double cercle sur les bases Predannack 15 Miles 60 Miles Fighter Command bomber, coastal et fighter. SHETLAND 65 Bases de la RAF – ECOSSE & IRLANDE du Nord Skeabrae Bomber Command Bases OTU – également repérées Sullom Voe ORKNEY Coastal Command par un double cercle sur les bases ISLANDS Kirkwall Fighter Command bomber, coastal et fighter. Grimsetter Hatston Sumburgh Castletown Skitten CAITHNESS Wick Stornoway SUTHERLAND Tain ROSS Invergordon Alness Lossiemouth Milltown Dallachy & Evanton Banff Kinloss Fraserburgh CROMARTY Elgin Benbecula NAIRN Forres Peterhead Brackla MORAY ABERDEEN BANFF Dyce INVERNESS ABERDEEN KINCARDINE Montrose PERTH ANGUS ARGYLL Tiree DUNDEE Tealing 1 KINROSS Woodhaven Oban 2 CLACKMANNAN Leuchars 1 Balado 3 WEST LOTHIAN 2 Bridge 4 EAST LOTHIAN 5 Grangemouth FIFE Drem STIRLING Turnhouse 5 East Fortune DUNBARTON 3 4 Abbotsinch EDIMBOURG 6 RENFREW 6 Macmerry Winfield Bowmore GLASGOW MIDLOTHIAN BERWICK Port Ellen BUTE LANARK PEEBLES Dundonald Charterhall Prestwick Macrihanish Ayr SELKIRK AYR ROXBURGH Turnberry Limavady Canal du Nord DUMFRIES LONDONDERRY Eglinton ANTRIM KIRKCUDBRIGHT Annan Ballykelly NEWCASTLE LONDONDERRY WIGTOWN Stranraer Aldergrove West Freugh TYRONE Sydenham Nutts Corner BELFAST Castle Archdale Ballyhalbert Killadeas Long Kesh St. Angelo Kirkistown FERMANAGH ARMAGH Andreas DOWN Jurby ILE DE MAN M E R d ’ I R L A N D E 1 : 2 400 000 24 Km. 120 Km. 15 Miles 75 Miles Bombardiers 122 Bases de l’USAAF en ANGLETERRE Chasseurs Transport CHESHIRE DERBYSHIRE LINCOLNSHIRE NOTTS. HUNTINGDONSHIRE Balderton Fulbeck NOTTINGHAM STOKE ON Barkston Heath DERBY Bottesford NORFOLK Snetterton Heath TRENT Langar Folkingham Shipdham Deopham Green STAFFORD Saltby North Witham Wendling Attlebridge NORWICH RUTLAND Rackheath Atcham LEICESTER North Pickenham Horsham St. Faith Old Hethel Cottesmore Watton Buckenham LEICS. Kings Cliffe SHROPSHIRE Spanhoe Hardwick Seething BIRMINGHAM Bodney Tibenham Deenethorpe Glatton East Wretham Polebrook CAMBS. Bungay Knettishall Thorpe Metfield Harrington Grafton Molesworth Abbotts Snailwell Honington Underwood Eye Horham Halesworth Alconbury Great Ashfield Chelveston Bottisham Mendlesham WORCS. Bury St- Leiston WARWICK Kimbolton Edmunds NORTHANTS Podington Rattlesden Debach Framlingham Fowlmere Duxford . Bassingbourn Lavenham SUFFOLK HEREFORD Thurleigh Wattisham Little Ridgewell Raydon Steeple Morden Walden Martlesham Sudbury Heath Nuthampstead Debden Gosfield Boxted BEDS. Little OXFORD Stansted Wormingford Mountfichet Easton Earls Colne GLOUCESTER Kingston Cheddington Wethersfield Bagpuize Great Andrews Dunmow Field Grove HERTFORD Matching Rivenhall Birch MONMOUTH Green M E R Mount Bovingdon Boreham Farm Chipping D U BERKS. BUCKS. MIDDLESEX Ongar ESSEX Welford Chalgrove N O R D CARDIFF BRISTOL LONDRES Membury Greenham Common WILTSHIRE Canal de Bristol Ramsbury Charmy Down KENT Aldermaston SURREY Lashenden Thruxton Andover Keevil Headcorn SOMERSET HAMPSHIRE Staplehurst Ashford Chilbolton Weston Zoyland High Kingsnorth Zeals Middle Wallop Halden Woodchurch Merryfield Stoney Cross Ibsley SOUTHAMPTON SUSSEX DEVON DORSET PORTSMOUTH BRIGHTON Upottery Beaulieu Bisterne Exeter Winkton Lymington Warmwell Hurn Christchurch Holmsley South M A N C H E 20 Km. 1 : 1 970 000 100 Km. 15 Miles 60 Miles.