Earls Colne Airfield
General aviation aerodrome
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Earls Colne Airfield (ICAO: EGSR) is a general aviation aerodrome located south-east of the village of Earls Colne, Essex, England.
LocationEarls Colne, Essex, England
The site was previously RAF Earls Colne, a Royal Air Force station which was primarily used by the United States Army Air Forces.
History
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- No. 38 Group Communication Flight RAF (October 1944 - May 1946)[3]
- No. 296 Squadron RAF between 29 September 1944 and 23 January 1946 using Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, V, & VI and the Handley Page Halifax V, III & A.7[4]
- No. 297 Squadron RAF between 30 September 1944 and 1 April 1946 using Albemarle I, II, V & VI and the Halifax V, III & A.7[4]
- 94th Bombardment Group
- 323d Bombardment Group
- 331st Bombardment Squadron
- 332nd Bombardment Squadron
- 333rd Bombardment Squadron
- 410th Bombardment Squadron
- 453rd Bombardment Squadron
- 454th Bombardment Squadron
- 455th Bombardment Squadron
- 456th Bombardment Squadron
Post-war
The following companies were here at some point:[2]
- Anglian Flight Centres
- Bulldog Aviation
- Essex Air Ambulance
- Essex Flying School
- Herts Air Ambulance
See also
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