. ▁ ▁On ▁ 9 ▁April ▁No . ▁ 7 1 ▁was ▁moved ▁to ▁R AF ▁Mart les ham ▁He ath . ▁ ▁R AF ▁units ▁and ▁aircraft ▁ ▁USA AF ▁use ▁ ▁Kir ton ▁in ▁Lind sey ▁was ▁allocated ▁to ▁the ▁ ▁United ▁States ▁Army ▁Air ▁Forces ▁E ighth ▁Air ▁Force ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 2 . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁assigned ▁USA AF ▁Station ▁number ▁ 3 4 9 , ▁code ▁" K L " ▁▁ 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁Begin ning ▁in ▁June ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ 9 4 th ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁at ▁R AF ▁G ox hill ▁used ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁training ▁with ▁Lock he ed ▁P - 3 8 ▁Light ings . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁remained ▁until ▁October . ▁▁ 8 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁ ▁In ▁October ▁ 1 9 4 2 , ▁the ▁ 9 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Squadron ▁of ▁the ▁ 8 1 st ▁F ighter ▁Group ▁used ▁the ▁station ▁for ▁training . ▁▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁arrived ▁in ▁Europe ▁from ▁M uro c ▁A AF ▁California ▁flying ▁Bell ▁P - 3 9 ▁A i rac ob ras . ▁ ▁The ▁squad ron ▁remained ▁until ▁December ▁then ▁depart ed ▁for ▁French ▁Mor oc co ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Tw elf th ▁Air ▁Force . ▁ ▁R AF ▁F lying ▁Training ▁Command ▁use ▁In ▁May ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁the ▁station ▁was ▁returned ▁to ▁R AF ▁control ▁for