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FS2004 Scenery--Christchurch Airfield Circa 1944, UK. In the early March of 1944, the USAAF arrived as the 509th, 510th and 511th Fighter Squadrons of the 405th Fighter Group. The squadrons flew P47 aircraft on raids over occupied France as did other 84th Fighter Wing units from Winkton, Lymington and Beaulieu. All the 405th units left for airfields in occupied France shortly after D-Day. By Kit Yardley.