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Articles, finds and project updates. New here? Start withthe history of the airfield.

• 25 August 2026

  Interview with Aphrodite Crew Chief, Emerson Smith

  Sharing a YouTube video of Interview with Aphrodite Crew Chief, Emerson Smith

• 4 August 2026

  This day in history - 4 August 1944 saw the first Operation Aphrodite missions take off from Fersfield, and the tragic death of 1st Lt. John W. Fisher

  Operation Aphrodite begins - a summary of the first day of missions on 4th August 1944

• 1 August 2026

  The history of Fersfield, USAAF and RAF base in WW2

  Why this site exists, what you'll find here, and how you can help tell the story of Station 140/554.