RAF Great Sampford

RAF Great Sampford was a Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Great Sampford, Essex, England and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south east of Saffron Walden, Essex.

RAF Great Sampford USAAF Station 359
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces
Location	Great Sampford
Built	1941
In use	1942-1948
Coordinates	51°59′26″N 000°21′24″E
Map
RAF Great Sampford Location in Essex
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Concrete 00/00 0 0 Concrete 00/00 0 0 Concrete
Operational Dates.[1]

History

No. 65 Squadron RAF used the airfield starting on 14 March 1942 flying Supermarine Spitfire V's before leaving to RAF Martlesham Heath on 9 June 1942 before returning again on 15 June 1942 for fifteen days. The squadron left again and returned on 7 July 1942 staying until 29 July 1942 when the squadron moved RAF Gravesend.[2]

No. 616 Squadron RAF

References

1. "RAF Great Sampford". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
2. "No. 65 (East India) Squadron". The Wartime Memories Project - The Second War. Retrieved 9 May 2012.