page_title: RAF Beaulieu
section_title: 323d Bombardment Group
hierarchical_section_title: RAF Beaulieu / History / USAAF use / 323d Bombardment Group
caption_attribution_description: English: Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder Serial 43-34348 of the 454th Bombardment Squadron, 323d Bombardment Group, at RAF Beaulieu, England.
context_page_description: Royal Air Force Beaulieu or more simply RAF Beaulieu is a former Royal Air Force station in the New Forest, Hampshire, England. It was also known as Beaulieu airfield, Beaulieu aerodrome and USAAF Station AAF 408. It is located next to the village of East Boldre, about 2 miles west of the village of Beaulieu and 5 miles east-northeast of Lymington.
  During the First World War there was a Royal Flying Corps training airfield, RFC Beaulieu, at East Boldre that was closed in 1919; the new RAF Beaulieu was built on the opposite side of the road.
  Opened on Saturday 8 August 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and then later United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used as a bomber and fighter airfield. After the war, it was used for experimental work before it was closed in 1959.
  Today the remains of the airfield are on heathland managed by the Forestry Commission. Areas of the old airfield are now designated as a flying area for model aircraft.
context_section_description: Between 1 and 21 July the Martin B-26 Marauders of the 323rd Bombardment Group arrived from RAF Earls Colne. The group was assigned to the 3d Bombardment Wing with a Horizontal white tail band for its group marking. Operational squadrons of the 323d were:
  453d Bombardment Squadron (VT)
  454th Bombardment Squadron (RJ)
  455th Bombardment Squadron (YU)
  456th Bombardment Squadron (WT)
  Between the 16 and 26 of August the 323rd moved to Lessay airfield in France (A-20).
caption: Martin B-26G-5-MA Marauder the 454th Bomb Squadron at RAF Beaulieu[dubious  – discuss]
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