| RAF Headcorn USAAF Station AAF-412 Egerton   | |||||||||
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| Headcorn, Kent in England | |||||||||
 Headcorn ALG airfield, 11 May 1944 | |||||||||
  RAF Headcorn Shown within Kent | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°10′58″N 000°41′16″E / 51.18278°N 0.68778°E | ||||||||
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| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force 1943 United States Army Air Forces 1943-44 | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | July 1943 – September 1944 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Headcorn or more commonly known as RAF Headcorn is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Headcorn, Kent, England.
Opened in 1943, Headcorn was a prototype for the temporary Advanced Landing Ground airfields to be built in France after D-Day, when the need for advanced landing fields became urgent as the Allied forces moved east across France and Germany. It was used by the Royal Air Force and the United States Army Air Forces. It was closed in September 1944 and has now reverted to farmland.
