RAF Horne
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RAF Horne was a short-lived Advanced Landing Ground laid out on farmland in Surrey, east of Horley, and opened on 30 April 1944. One of many temporary strips given a wire-mesh runway and thrown up to put fighters close to the south coast for the Normandy invasion, it was home for a few weeks to three Spitfire squadrons — No. 130, the Polish No. 303 (Kościuszko) and No. 402 Squadron RCAF — grouped as No. 142 (Fighter) Wing. Once the armies were established ashore the wing moved on, and after a brief spell supporting anti-V-1 defences the airfield closed on 8 November 1944 and was returned to agriculture. Little trace remains, and part of the site is now occupied by a golf centre.
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