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− | *The land base is in the Dorchester Area, which during WW2 was where either RAF Warmwell. | + | *The land base is in the Dorchester Area, which during WW2 was where either RAF Warmwell; It was originally an RAF Base but was then relegated to USAAF mainly from March 1944 and then returned to RAF use in 1946. |
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| + | *This is Portsmouth which was one of the launch points for the fleet. |
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| + | *Off the coast of Plymouth, this was the main marshalling point/rally point of the South West Divisions heading into Normandy, Channel Islands, and South West France. |
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| + | ;Startpoint 2 |
| + | *This is around the area of Dover and St. Margaret's Bay. St. Margaret's Bay was part of Operation Fortitude which encompassed the deception plan to make the Germans think it is a launch point for the invasion of Calais. |
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| ==Enemy Compositions== | | ==Enemy Compositions== |