Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Montgomery County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

American Air Forces in England, WWII

Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 28, 2018

1. American Air Forces in England, WWII Marker

Inscription.
American airpower based in England in WWII included the Eighth Air Force, providing strategic airpower with bombers and fighters, and the Ninth Air Force, performing tactical ground-attack and support missions. Both organizations has many bases, and thousands of American airmen lived and worked in more or less temporary structures like the “Nissen Huts” on display here. These particular huts were used at RAF Debden, near London in southeastern England.

Debden has a long association with American airmen who flew with Britain’s Royal Air Force (RAF) from the base in 1941 during the Battle of Britain, before the US entered the war. The RAF’s “Eagle Squadrons” joined the Eighth Air Force in 1942 as Debden, known as the “Eagle’s Nest,” became the 4th Fighter Group’s base. After WWII, Debden reverted to the RAF.

These huts were donated to the US Air Force Museum in 1975 when Debden was closed.

Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, World II.

Location. 39° 47.041′ N, 84° 6.541′ W. Memorial is in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, in Montgomery

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County. It can be reached from the intersection of Springfield Street and Bong Street, on the right when traveling east. Located next to the National Museum of the United States Air Force. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 1100 Spaatz St, Dayton OH 45431, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Ohio’s Dayton Metro

and in the Miami Valley.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Belly Tank (here, next to this marker); White Square (a few steps from this marker); 8th Air Force Control Tower (a few steps from this marker); Conair NC-131H Total In-Flight Simulatot (TIFS) (a few steps from this marker); Boeing EC-135E ARIA (within shouting distance of this marker); Lockheed AC-130A (within

Photographed by Michael Herrick, February 28, 2018

2. American Air Forces in England, WWII Marker

The plane in the photo is a C-60, Lockheed Lodestar

shouting distance of this marker); Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); McDonnell Douglas F-15A Eagle (about 500 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base.

Also see . . .
1. RAF Debden, American Air Museum in Britain. (Submitted on March 12, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
2. RAF Debden on Wikipedia. (Submitted on March 12, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)

Credits. This page was last revised on December 6, 2022. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut. This page has been viewed 501 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on March 12, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.