The British Army Camp at Cwrt-y-Gollen was taken over in late 1943 by US Army for 248th Field Artillery Battalion, part of the 177th Artillery Group. A small airstrip was developed in fields to the northwest of the Battalions four L4 Air Observation Post aircraft (see NPRN 415438). More American units passed through in the build up to D-Day landings - 174th, 991st, 87th. and 258th. Although many of the buildings have subsequently been demolished, the site remains a headquarters for the Land Command Cadets and the OTC branch of the army.
Sources include:
Jones, I, 2007, Airfields and Landing Grounds of Wales: West, pg20
Recorded by RCAHMW aerial reconnaissance on 23 July 2009. (NJR 07/10/2009)
NAW Aerial photographs 2006-2009
RCAHMW, November 2011
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application/pdfCPATP - Clwyd-Powys Archaeological Trust Project ArchivesReport no. 1713 relating to CPAT Project 2433: Heritage Assessment of former Cwrt-y-Gollen Army Camp.