Birch
| Location: | Although named after the village of Birch, the airfield was really closer to Messing, which is about a mile to the South-west and south of the main A12 |
| Date opened: | Spring of 1944 |
| Operational Status: | Class A bomber field |
| Airfield Closed: | Exact date unknown but the last flying took place on the 24th September 1944. |
| Current Status: | Mainly returned to agriculture, though some residual signs are left if you look hard enough. |
| Relevant squadrons |
United States Airforce Squadrons 846th US Engineer Aviation Battalion No 233 Squadron No 437 Squadron No 46 Group (RAF) No 48 Squadron 410th Bomb Group Ninth Airforce http://www.ninthairforceassoc.org/ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm |
| Relevant Aircraft |
474th Fighter Group A20 (Havocs) P38 Lightings Douglas C47s |
| Future Action: | Visit Area, photograph and do write up. |
