 RAF Wendling (Wendling airfield) was originally planned for RAF Bomber Command use, however in 1942 was assigned as a United States Army Air Forces heavy bomber installation.It was the most northerly placed of Eighth Air Force heavy bomber fields and was built by Taylor-Woodrow Ltd in 1942.The airfield featured a long main runway angled on a NE-SW axis and two intersecting long secondary runways, all within a perimeter track and constructed of reinforced concrete.