Airfields & Aviation Memorials by Richard Flagg

RAF Upper Heyford, Oxfordshire

Thu Nov 5 2009

Thursday 5 November 2009: RAF UPPER HEYFORD AIRFIELD Location: Upper Heyford Oxfordshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGUA / UHF USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Upper Heyford Lat & Long: 51.939436, -1.254467 Opened: 1918 Closed: 1993 Wartime Runways: 04/22 = 6000 x 150 ft 08/26 = 5100 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4650 x 150 ft Post War Runways: 09/27 = Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Disused = Industry Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Upper Heyford

RAF Upper Heyford Memorial Website

Paul Francis's RAF Upper Heyford Website Notes:

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RAF Bushy Hall, Hertfordshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF BUSHY HALL Location: Bushy Hall Watford Hertfordshire United Kingdom USAAF Station Number: = 341 Known as: = Bushy Hall Lat & Long: 51.65744, -0.373444 Opened: 1942 Closed: 1955 Current Status: = Learning Centre = 1940_s Experiences = Golf Club Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

1940s Experience Notes:

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RAF Rattlesden, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF RATTLESDEN AIRFIELD Location: Rattlesden Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 126 Known as: = Rattlesden = Felsham Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.168184, 0.868492 Opened: 1st October 1942 Closed: 1967 Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 6000 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4200 x 150 ft 18/36 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: NE/SW = Current Status: = Gliding = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Rattlesden

My Lt Johnson Memorial webpage

447th Bombardment Group

Rattlesden Gliding Club

Suffolk Churches - Rattlesden Notes:

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RAF Hopton, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF HOPTON Location: Hopton Suffolk United Kingdom Known as: = Hopton Lat & Long: 52.530706, 1.739623 Opened: 11th July 1940 Closed: 2000 Current Status: = Private Property = Private Helipad Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Subterranea Britannica Report & Visit Notes:

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RAF Driffield, Yorkshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF DRIFFIELD AIRFIELD Location: Driffield Yorkshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Driffield = Eastburn Lat & Long: 53.995154, -0.481313 Opened: 1916 (Eastburn) Closed: 1996 Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 6000 x 150 ft 11/29 = 4200 x 150 ft 17/35 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Derelict = Army (Alamein Barracks) Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Driffield

RAF Bomber Command - Driffield

My Driffield Memorial Webpage

Driffield Aerodrome Notes:

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RAF Wyton, Cambridgeshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF WYTON AIRFIELD Location: RAF Wyton Cambridgeshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EQUY / QUY USAAF Station Number: = ??? Known as: = Wyton Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.357019, -0.110448 Opened: 1916 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 4200 x 150 ft 09/27 = 6000 x 150 ft 16/34 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: 09/27 = 8255 x 200 ft 15/33 = 3464 x 59 ft Current Status: = Royal Air Force Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

RAF Bomber Command - Wyton

RAF Brampton Wyton Henlow

RAF Wyton

The Pathfinder March Notes:

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RAF Gamston, Nottinghamshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF GAMSTON AIRFIELD Location: Gamston Nottingham United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGNE / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Gamston = Retford Lat & Long: 53.277223, -0.956864 Opened: 1st December 1942 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 03/21 = 6000 x 150 ft 09/27 = 4200 x 150 ft 15/33 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: 03/21 = 5522 x 98 ft 16/34 = Current Status: = Airfield Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Gamston Notes:

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RAF Pulham St Mary, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: PULHAM AIRSHIP STATION Location: Pulham St Mary Norfolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Pulham St Mary = Pulham = The Pulhams Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.409541, 1.23091 Opened: February 1916 Closed: 1st February 1958 Wartime Runways: n/a Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Acaster Malbis, Yorkshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF ACASTER MALBIS AIRFIELD Location: Acaster Malbis Yorkshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Acaster Malbis Lat & Long: 53.879419, -1.121161 Opened: 1st January 1942 Closed: 1st August 1957 Wartime Runways: 04/22 = 6000 x 150 ft 11/29 = 4200 x 150 ft 16/34 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Acaster Malbis Notes:

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RAF Bircham Newton, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF BIRCHAM NEWTON AIRFIELD Location: Great Bircham Norfolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Bircham Newton = Great Bircham Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.875709, 0.65023 Opened: May 1918 Closed: 18th December 1962 Wartime Runways: NE/SW = 2700 ft (grass) Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Construction Industry Training Board Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Bircham Newton

RAF Bircham Newton Memorial Project Notes: This site is private property even though there is a public road through the site. Permission must be organized before visiting due to the dangerous nature of the site.

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RAF Little Sutton, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF LITTLE SUTTON AIRFIELD Location: Little Sutton Cheshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Little Sutton Lat & Long: 53.276737, -2.953195 Opened: 1941 Closed: Exact date unknown, possibly during 1946 Wartime Runways: WSW/ENE = 3000 ft WNW/ESE = 2100 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Chester Cathedral, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT Location: Chester Cathedral Chester Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Chester Cathedral Lat & Long: 53.191991, -2.890374 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My 610 Sqn Memorial webpage

Chester Cathedral Notes:

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Memorial at Chester, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT CHESTER Location: Grosvenor Park Chester Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Chester Lat & Long: 53.189933, -2.880731 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Hooton Park airfield webpage

My Chester Cathedral webpage Notes:

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Memorial at Nantwich, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT NANTWICH Location: Nantwich Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Nantwich Lat & Long: 53.061106, -2.524831 Dedicated: 18th May 1994 Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Bridgemere, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT BRIDGEMERE Location: Bridgemere Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Bridgemere Lat & Long: 52.998548, -2.417206 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Chipping Warden airfield webpage Notes:

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Memorial at Sandon, Staffordshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT SANDON Location: Sandon Staffordshire United Kingdom Known as: = Sandon Lat & Long: 52.867229, -2.085024 Dedicated: 1999 Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Horham, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF HORHAM AIRFIELD Location: Horham Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 119 Known as: = Horham Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.310209, 1.229567 Opened: October 1942 Closed: 1948 Wartime Runways: 01/19 = 4200 x 150 ft 07/25 = 6000 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: 07/25 = Grass Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Horham

95th BG - Horham Airfield

95th BG (H) Hospital Museum

95th BG (H) Memorials Foundation

The Flight Officer Project

Suffolk Churches - Horham Notes: In 2005 a USAF CH-53 made an emergency landing here, it was the first time an American aircraft had landed here since WWII.

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RAF North Weald, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF NORTH WEALD AIRFIELD Location: North Weald Bassett Epping Essex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGSX / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = North Weald = Bassett = North Weald Bassett Google Earth Co-ordinates: 51.721392, 0.153463 Opened: August 1916 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 03/21 = 4200 x 150 ft 14/32 = 4800 x 150 ft Current Runways: 02/20 = 6332 x 148 ft 13/31 = 3005 x 148 ft Current Status: = Airfield Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - North Weald

North Weald Airfield Users Group

North Weald Flying Group Notes:

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RAF Tuddenham, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF TUDDENHAM AIRFIELD Location: Tuddenham St Mary Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Tuddenham = Tuddenham St Mary Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.312965, 0.575107 Opened: October 1943 Closed: July 1963 Wartime Runways: 01/19 = 4200 x 150 ft 07/25 = 4200 x 150 ft 12/30 = 6000 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture = Gravel extraction Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Tuddenham

RAF Bomber Command - Tuddenham Notes:

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RAF Chipping Ongar, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF CHIPPING ONGAR AIRFIELD Location: Willingale Chipping Ongar Essex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 162 Known as: = Chipping Ongar = Willingale Lat & Long: 51.725293, 0.290779 Opened: June 1943 Closed: 1948 Wartime Runways: 03/21 = 6000 x 150 ft 09/27 = 4200 x 150 ft 15/33 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture = Private Airstip Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Chipping Ongar Notes:

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RAF Wratting Common, Cambridgeshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF WRATTING COMMON AIRFIELD Location: West Wickham Cambridgeshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Wratting Common = West Wickham Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.126504, 0.398351 Opened: April 1943 Closed: August 1947 Wartime Runways: 02/20 = 4200 x 150 ft 07/25 = 4200 x 150 ft 13/31 = 6000 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture = Some hangars are used for light industry Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

RAF Bomber Command - Wratting Common Notes:

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RAF Castle Camps, Cambridgeshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF CASTLE CAMPS AIRFIELD Location: Castle Camps Cambridgeshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Castle Camps Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52_ 3'7.68"N 0_22'46.01"E Opened: June 1940 Closed: 28th March 1946 Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 4850 x 150 ft 10/28 = 3210 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4800 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Horsham St Faith, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF HORSHAM ST FAITH AIRFIELD Location: Horsham St Faith Norwich Norfolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGSH / NWI USAAF Station Number: = 123 Known as: = Horsham St. Faith = Norwich international airport Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.675459, 1.278949 Opened: May 1940 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 05/23 = 6000 x 150 ft 10/28 = 4200 x 150 ft 17/35 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: 09/27 = 1841 x 45 mtrs Current Status: = Norwich International Airport = Museum Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Horsham St. Faith

RAF Bomber Command - Horsham St Faith

458th Bombardment Group (Heavy)

Norwich International Airport

City of Norwich Aviation Museum Notes:

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RAF Ridgewell, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF RIDGEWELL AIRFIELD Location: Ridgewell Essex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 167 Known as: = Ridgewell = Ashen Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.04538, 0.559583 Opened: 29th December 1942 Closed: 31st March 1957 Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 4200 x 150 ft 10/28 = 6000 x 150 ft 17/35 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: NE / SW = Current Status: = Gliding = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Ridgewell

RAF Bomber Command - Ridgewell

My _Lucky Strike_ Memorial webpage

My Reedham Memorial webpage

381st Bombardment Group (H), Ridgewell

Ridgewell Airfield Commemorative Association

Essex Gliding Club

Station 167 Notes:

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RAF Gosfield, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF GOSFIELD AIRFIELD Location: Gosfield Essex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 154 Known as: = Gosfield Google Earth Co-ordinates: 51.950788, 0.579401 Opened: 22nd September 1943 Closed: December 1953 Wartime Runways: 02/20 = 4200 x 150 ft 08/26 = 4200 x 150 ft 14/32 = 6000 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Gosfield

Gosfield Village Notes:

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Memorial at Swaffham Prior, Cambridgeshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT SWAFFHAM PRIOR Location: Swaffham Prior Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Known as: = Swaffham Prior Lat & Long: 52.251296, 0.295524 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Clavering, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT CLAVERING Location: Clavering Essex United Kingdom Known as: = Clavering Lat & Long: 51.965338, 0.139369 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF STANSTED AIRFIELD Location: Stansted Mountfitchet Essex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGSS / STN USAAF Station Number: = 169 Known as: = Stansted Mountfitchet = Stansted Google Earth Co-ordinates: 51.882339, 0.229424 Opened: July 1943 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 01/19 = 4200 x 150 ft 06/24 = 6000 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: 05/23 = 10000 x 150 ft Current Status: = London Stansted Airport Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Stansted Airport Notes:

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Memorial at Stapleford, Cambridgeshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT STAPLEFORD Location: Stapleford Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Known as: = Not known Lat & Long: 52.14773, 0.148406 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Feltwell Airfield Webpage Notes: The memorial is to the crew who died when their Wellington II (W5434 / DX-Y) of 57 Sqn RAF Feltwell Crashed into a house on Bar Lane, Stapleford. The crash happaned at 03:20 on 3rd September 1941, they were returning from a mission to Frankfurt.

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Memorial at Trumpington, Cambridgeshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT TRUMPINGTON Location: Trumpington Cambridgeshire United Kingdom Known as: = Trumpington Lat & Long: 52.174564, 0.112852 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Cavenham, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT CAVENHAM Location: Cavenham Suffolk United Kingdom Known as: = Cavenham Lat & Long: 52.296946, 0.584811 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Tuddenham airfield webpage

Suffolk Churches - Cavenham Notes:

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RAF Shepherds Grove, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF SHEPHERDS GROVE AIRFIELD Location: Shepherds Grove Hepworth Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 555 (Shepherds Grove) = 135 (Hepworth) Known as: = Shepherds Grove = Hepworth = Upthorpe Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.316751, 0.916574 Opened: April 1944 Closed: July 1963 Wartime Runways: 01/19 = 6000 x 150 ft 08/26 = 4200 x 150 ft 14/32 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Industry Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Shepherds Grove

Shepherds Grove _Grovers_ Notes:

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RAF Sutton Bridge, Lincolnshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF SUTTON BRIDGE AIRFIELD Location: Sutton Bridge Lincolnshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Sutton Bridge Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52.759901, 0.197526 Opened: September 1926 Closed: 1 November 1957 Wartime Runways: 08/26 = 3450 ft (PSP) 13/31 = 2400 ft (sommerfeld tracking) NE/SW = 4200 ft (grass) Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture = Industry Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Worksop, Nottinghamshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF WORKSOP AIRFIELD Location: Scofton Worksop Nottinghamshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Worksop = Scofton Lat & Long: 53.325919, -1.064716 Opened: 1943 Closed: 1958 Wartime Runways: 04/22 = 4200 x 150 ft 10/28 = 6000 x 150 ft 16/34 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Worksop Notes:

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RAF Ossington, Nottinghamshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF OSSINGTON AIRFIELD Location: Ossington Nottinghamshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Ossington Lat & Long: 53.175844, -0.886658 Opened: 18th January 1942 Closed: 8th January 1953 Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 6000 x 150 ft 09/27 = 4200 x 150 ft 14/32 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Hooton Park, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF HOOTON PARK AIRFIELD Location: Hooton Cheshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Hooton Park Lat & Long: 53.303027, -2.935006 Opened: 1917 Closed: 1957 Wartime Runways: 04/22 = 15/33 = Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Vauxhall Motors Depot Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Hooton Park

Hooton Park Trust Notes:

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RAF West Kirby, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF WEST KIRBY Location: West Kirby Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = West Kirby Lat & Long: 53.380246, -3.142294 Opened: 1940 Closed: 1960 Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

RAF West Kirby Association Notes:

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Memorial at Prenton, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT PRENTON Location: North Cheshire Business Park Prenton Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Prenton = North Cheshire Business Park = Birkenhead Park Lat & Long: 53.365903, -3.064752 Dedicated: 1995 Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Tibenham airfield webpage Notes:

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Memorial at Stockport, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT STOCKPORT Location: Stockport Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Stockport Lat & Long: 53.407394, -2.15345 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

BBC - Stockport Air Crash Notes:

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Memorial at Mottram, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT MOTTRAM Location: Mottram Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Mottram Lat & Long: 53.454532, -2.008719 Dedicated: 16th March 2006 Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Newton airfield webpage Notes:

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RAF Stretton, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF STRETTON AIRFIELD Location: Stretton Cheshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Stretton = HMS Blackcap Lat & Long: 53.346317, -2.524209 Opened: 1st June 1942 Closed: 1st January 1959 Wartime Runways: 03/21 = 3360 x 150 ft 10/28 = 4800 x 150 ft 16/34 = 3320 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Disused = Industrial Eastate Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Stretton Notes:

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Memorial at Eastham, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT EASTHAM Location: Eastham Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Eastham Lat & Long: 53.313313, 2.961661 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Saughall Massie, Cheshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT SAUGHALL MASSIE Location: Saughall Massie Cheshire United Kingdom Known as: = Saughall Massie Lat & Long: 53.387799, -3.123458 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes: It should be noted that the Memorial is on a new road on a bridge that is not yet shown on the flashearth location link above. It is there!

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RAF Balderton, Nottinghamshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF BALDERTON AIRFIELD Location: Balderton Nottinghamshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 482 Known as: = Balderton Lat & Long: 53.036543, -0.784869 Opened: June 1941 Closed: 1st November 1958 Wartime Runways: 03/21 = 4200 x 150 ft 09/27 = 6000 x 150 ft 15/33 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture = Quarry Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

RAF Bomber Command - Balderton Notes: The Lightning is not actually on the airfield at Balderton but it has become a famous local landmark and is about _ mile north of the airfield site.

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RAF Stoke Holy Cross, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF STOKE HOLY CROSS Location: Stoke Holy Cross Norfolk United Kingdom Known as: = Stoke Holy Cross Lat & Long: 52.575172, 1.326123 Opened: Not known Closed: Not known Current Status: = Disused = Srtictly Private Property = Communications Masts Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Norfolk Red Barns

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: THE NORFOLK RED BARNS Location: Norfolk United Kingdom Known as: = Various Lat & Long: Various Opened: n/a Closed: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Airfield Information Exchange Thread Notes: Could the Eagle have landed? I picked up on on a small article in an old issue Airfield Review written by Paul Doyle entitled _THE EAGLE MAY HAVE LANDED_. The story goes that there were a number of sites in Norfolk and possibly one in Surrey that had been supposedly cleared for Luftwaffe Landing Grounds. Some of the notable features are; 1 = Most, if not all had hedges and trees removed to give one large landing field of roughly 200 acres and the fields were bare of crops and rolled hard. 2 = Each had one or two large red barns of _Dutch_ shape, these were all easily accessible. 3 = All of the barns were constructed in the late 1930_s. The company that supplied the framework was Head Wrightson & Co, soon to become famous for the construction of the Bellman Hangar. There is a lot more to the article and I found it intriguing. Whether true or not, I thought it made an interesting topic. I don_t know anything about these apart from what I read by Paul Doyle, there is a thread on the AiX forum regarding these so you may find more information on there - see the link above.

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RAF Great Ashfield, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF GREAT ASHFIELD AIRFIELD Location: Great Ashfield Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: ???? / ??? USAAF Station Number: = 155 Known as: = Great Ashfield Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52_15'24.02"N 0_56'40.92"E Opened: December 1916 (earliest known date) Closed: 5th August 1956 Wartime Runways: 07/25 = 6000 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4500 x 150 ft 18/36 = 4680 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Control Towers Website - Great Ashfield

Flashearth - Great Ashfield

Friends of the 385th BG Memorial Museum Notes:

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Memorial at St Faiths Cemetery, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT ST FAITHS CEMETERY Location: St Faiths Cemetery Horsham St Faith Norfolk United Kingdom Known as: = St Faiths Cemetery = Horsham St Faith = Newton St Faith Lat & Long: 52.696819, 1.281889 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Buckinghamshire - RAF Westcott

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF WESTCOTT AIRFIELD Location: Westcott Buckinghamshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Westcott Lat & Long: 51.847271, -0.971888 Opened: September 1942 Closed: 3rd April 1946 Wartime Runways: 07/25 = 5100 x 150 ft 13/31 = 4200 x 150 ft 18/36 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Business Park Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers - Westcott

Westcott Venture Park Notes:

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RAF Great Sampford, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF GREAT SAMPFORD AIRFIELD Location: Great Sampford Essex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 359 Known as: = Great Sampford Lat & Long: 51.989765, 0.349693 Opened: 14th April 1942 Closed: 12th April 1948 Wartime Runways: 05/23 = 4800 ft 13/31 = 3150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Middlesex - Trent Park Airfield

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: TRENT PARK AIRFIELD Location: Trent Park Middlesex United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Trent Park Lat & Long: 51.657139, -0.136057 Opened: Not known Closed: Not known Wartime Runways: Not known Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Universtiy = Golf Course Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Kenninghall, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT KENNINGHALL Location: Kenninghall Norfolk United Kingdom Known as: = Kenninghall Lat & Long: 52.433914, 1.001136 Dedicated: 20th September 2009 Related Website Links:

Google Maps Location Link

My Warboys airfield webpage Notes:

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Memorial at Greensted Juxta Ongar, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT GREENSTED JUXTA ONGAR Location: Greensted Juxta Ongar Essex United Kingdom Known as: = Greensted Juxta Ongar Lat & Long: 51.704425, 0.225501 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Google Maps Location Link Notes:

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Memorial at Magdalen Laver, Essex

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT MAGDALEN LAVER Location: Magdalen Laver Essex United Kingdom Known as: = Magdalen Laver Lat & Long: 51.752748, 0.190671 Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

Google Maps Location Link Notes:

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RAF Cranwell, Lincolnshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF COLLEGE CRANWELL AIRFIELD Location: Royal Air Force College Cranwell Lincolnshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGYD / ??? USAAF Station Number: = ??? Known as: = RAF College = Cranwell = HMS Daedalus Google Earth Co-ordinates: 53_ 1'42.05"N 0_29'16.80"W Opened: 1st April 1916 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways:

Cranwell North: N/S = 3600 ft (grass) NE/SW = 4500 ft (grass) E/W = 2700 ft (grass) SE/NW = 2250 ft (grass)

Cranwell South E/W = 7500 ft (grass) NE/SW = 3300 ft (grass) SE/NW = 3600 ft (grass) E/W = 3300 ft (asphalt) Current Runways:

Cranwell North: NE/SW = (grass)

Cranwell South: 01/19 = 4803 x 147 ft 09/27 = 6831 x 147 ft 09R/27L = 2395 x 131 ft (grass) Current Status: = Royal Air Force Related Website Links:

Flashearth - Cranwell

RAF Cranwell

RAF Cranwell Apprentices Association Notes:

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Elstree Aerodrome, Hertfordshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: ELSTREE AERODROME Location: Elstree Hertfordshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGTR / ETR USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Elstree = Aldenham Lat & Long: 51_39.35_N 0_19.55_W Opened: Early 1930_s Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: Not known Current Runways: 08/26 = 2136 x 98 ft Current Status: = Airfield Related Website Links: Notes:

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Memorial at Welham Green, Hertfordshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: MEMORIAL AT WELHAM GREEN Location: Welham Green Hertfordshire United Kingdom Known as: = Welham Green = Baloon Corner Lat & Long: Dedicated: Not known Related Website Links:

My Standon Green End Memorial webpage

Balloon Corner, Welham Green Notes: The inscription reads; NEAR THIS SPOT AT 3.30 IN THE AFTERNOON OF SEPTEMBER 15TH 1784 VINCENZO LUNDARDI THE ITALIAN BALLOONIST MADE HIS FIRST LANDING WHILST ON HIS PIONEER FLIGHT IN THE ENGLISH ATMOSPHERE. HAVING HANDED OUT A CAT AND DOG THE PARTNERS OF HIS FLIGHT FROM LONDON HE RE-ASCENDED AND CONTINUED NORTH EASTWARD

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Leavesden Aerodrome, Hertfordshire

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: LEAVESDEN AIRFIELD Location: Leavesden Hertfordshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGTI / ??? USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Leavesden Lat & Long: 51.690423, -0.418185 Opened: 1940 Closed: 31st March 1994 Wartime Runways: E/W = 3033 ft Post-War Runways: 06/24 = 957 x 46 mtrs 11/29 = 870 x 31 mtrs (grass) Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Film Studios = Housing Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Honington, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF HONINGTON AIRFIELD Location: Honington Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGXH / BEQ USAAF Station Number: = USAAF Station 375 Honington = USAAF Station 595 Troston Known as: = Honington = Troston = Barnham Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52_20'33.98"N 0_46'28.02"E Opened: May 1937 Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 10/28 = 6000 x 120 ft NE/SW = 4200 ft SE/NW = 4200 ft Current Runways: 09/27 = 9012 x 200 ft Current Status: = Royal Air Force Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Honington

RAF Bomber Command - Honington

RAF Honington

RAF Regiment Notes: The village sign at Barnham shows a stylised Tornado which indicates the close links between the village and RAF Honington. Barnham is just to the north of RAF Honington.

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RAF Methwold, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF METHWOLD AIRFIELD Location: Methwold Norfolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Methwold Lat & Long: 52.511875, 0.545684 Opened: Believed to be World War One, exact date unknown Closed: June 1958 Wartime Runways: 06/24 = 6000 x 150 ft 11/29 = 4800 x 150 ft 17/35 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

RAF Bomber Command - Methwold Notes:

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Fir Grove Airfield, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: FIR GROVE AIRFIELD Location: Fir Grove Wreningham Norfolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Fir Grove (?) = Wreningham (?) Lat & Long: 52.550626, 1.173403 Opened: Not known Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: n/a Current Runways: ESE/WNW = ??? ft (grass) Current Status: = Very Private Airfield Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link Notes:

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RAF Downham Market, Norfolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF DOWNHAM MARKET AIRFIELD Location: Bexwell Downham Market Norfolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = n/a Known as: = Downham Market = Bexwell Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52_36'35.73"N 0_24'21.10"E Opened: 1942 Closed: October 1946 Wartime Runways: 03/21 = 4200 x 150 ft 09/27 = 6000 x 150 ft 16/34 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture = Light industry Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

My Bicker Memorial webpage

RAF Bomber Command - Downham Market

Bexwell Church

Norfolk Churches - Bexwell Notes:

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Northamptonshire - RAF Harrington

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF HARRINGTON AIRFIELD Location: Harrington Northamptonshire United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: n/a / n/a USAAF Station Number: = 179 Known as: = Harrington Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52_ 23'35.6"N 0_ 51'43.3"W Opened: December 1943 Closed: August 1963 Wartime Runways: 05/23 = 4200 x 150 ft 12/30 = 4200 x 150 ft 18/30 = 6000 x 150 ft Current Runways: n/a Current Status: = Agriculture Related Website Links:

Flashearth Location Link

Control Towers Website - Harrington

Carpetbagger Aviation Museum Notes:

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Airfield Vehicles - Control Caravans

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: Airfield Vehicles - Control Caravans

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Airfield Vehicles - Unknown Vehicles

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: If you can help identify any of these vehicles, please can you drop me a line using the contact me button at the top of the page. Thanks alot.

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RAF Mildenhall, Suffolk

Thu Jan 1 1970

Thursday 1 January 1970: RAF MILDENHALL AIRFIELD Location: Mildenhall Suffolk United Kingdom ICAO / IATA Code: EGUN / MHZ USAAF Station Number: = ??? Known as: = Mildenhall = Beck Row Google Earth Co-ordinates: 52_21'41.98"N 0_29'12.00"E Opened: World War One (alleged) Closed: n/a Wartime Runways: 04/22 = 4200 x 150 ft 11/29 = 6000 x 150 ft 16/34 = 4200 x 150 ft Current Runways: 11/29 = 9220 x 200 ft Current Status: = USAFE Related Website Links:

Control Towers Website - Mildenhall

Flashearth - Mildenhall

RAF Bomber Command - Mildenhall

RAF Mildenhall

United States Air Forces in Europe

United States Air Force Notes:

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