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The USAAF Lymington airfield (also known as RAF Lymington or USAAF Station AAF-551) was a temporary Advanced Landing Ground in Hampshire, England, used primarily by the American forces during the lead-up to and immediate aftermath of the D-Day landings in World War II.

Airfield Details
Location: Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Lymington, in fields that are now mostly farmland, near the Pylewell Estate.
Construction: The airfield was a prototype for temporary landing grounds built using steel mesh Sommerfeld Tracking or Marsden Matting (pierced steel plates) for its two runways.
USAAF Occupants: The main occupant was the 50th Fighter Group of the Ninth Air Force, which arrived from Florida in April 1944. This group consisted of the 10th, 81st, and 313th Fighter Squadrons, flying P-47 Thunderbolt fighter-bombers.
Operations: The P-47 Thunderbolts flew numerous ground attack and support missions over France, including pre-bombardment of communication targets and supporting Allied ground units after D-Day. Operational Period: The airfield was operational for the USAAF for only about three pivotal months, from March/April 1944 until early July 1944, when the units moved to airfields in France as the Allied forces advanced.