Monument record 1317704000 - RAF Daws Hill

The American 8th Army Air Force had its headquarters at Wycombe Abbey School from 1942 following America's entry into the war. It was staffed by 12,000 U.S servicemen who were accommodated in huts at nearby Daws Hill House (B4).
Between 1942 and 1946 the school was requisitioned for 8th Bomber Command, then for the USAF's 8th Army Air Force. The Americans eventually left the Abbey but stayed at their Daws Hill base, which became the focus of peace marches in the 1960s and 1980s (B5).
Evaluation trial trenching carried out by Thames Valley Archaeological Services in June and July 2012 identified areas particularly in the north part of the site where considerable truncation or landscaping had occurred. Elsewhere there was some local disturbance caused by services, all presumably dating from the development of the air base (B9).
Building recording (Level 1) carried out by TVAS in January 2014. See report for detail (B10).