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RAF Milfield located near Woodbridge in Surrey was the home of the Royal Air Force Fighter Leader School[1]

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RAF Milfield (Woodbridge) NT945330 First used as a landing ground in 1917. Opened as for fighter training purposes in August 1942 and in January 1944 it became the Fighter Leader School which gave advanced training to RAF and USAAF fighter pilots. Closed in 1946 but most of the buildings and runways remain in good condition. Records indicate that there was a decoy site at Lowick but its precise location has not been determined.[2]

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  1. ^ http://www.milfield.org.uk/fighter_leader_school_milfield.htm
  2. ^ http://www.bpears.org.uk/NE-Diary/Bck/BSeq_01.html

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