HIP-S-000267-2796 RAF Lymington, Hampshire, 1944. Opened before D-Day in 1944 it was a prototype for temporary landing fields used across France in WW2. The airfield was used by RAF, RCAF and US units including USAAF 50th Fighter Group, but was closed down in 1946. Photographed by the USAAF Photographer Credit: Historic England Archive / Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence WARNING: Permission must be required for non editorial use. Please contact Alinari Archives Date of photography: 1944 Collection: Heritage Images /Alinari Archives, Florence Object type: digital image Photographic technique: P digital image Technical info Image sizes (pixel): 4837 X 5052 Image sizes (cm at 300 dpi): 40 X 42 Image sizes (MB): 5.27 Color space: RGB