The following units were here at some point: •
No. 128 Airfield Headquarters RAF controlling: •
No. 231 Squadron RAF with the
North American Mustang I (July - October 1943) •
No. 400 Squadron RCAF with the North American Mustang I (July - October 1943) •
No. 414 Squadron RCAF with the Mustang I (October 1943) •
No. 2809 Squadron RAF Regiment The USAAF Ninth Air Force required several temporary
Advanced Landing Ground (ALG) along the channel coast prior to the
June 1944 Normandy invasion to provide tactical air support for the ground forces landing in
France.
USAAF use While under USAAF control, Woodchurch was known as
USAAF Station AAF-419 for security reasons, and by which it was referred to instead of location. Its Station-ID was "WC".
373rd Fighter Group In the first week of April 1944, the
373d Fighter Group arrived from
Richmond Army Air Base,
Virginia operating
Republic P-47 Thunderbolts. Operational fighter squadrons and fuselage codes were: •
410th Fighter Squadron (R3) •
411th Fighter Squadron (U9) •
412th Fighter Squadron (V5) The 373d Fighter Group was part of the
303d Fighter Wing,
XIX Tactical Air Command. Movement to France took place in late July and most of the personnel and aircraft had left for Tour-en-Bessin (ALG A-13) by 31 June. Woodchurch did not miss out as a haven for disabled bombers. On 29 June, a 458th Bomb Group Liberator landed without its nosewheel down, causing irreparable damage to the aircraft and urgent work for the runway repair crew, and another ailing B-24 put down safely on 19 July. ==Current use==