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Earls
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2001
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Robert Truman)
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RAF
Earls Colne airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Earls
Colne Business Park - agriculture, golf, sports centre, industry
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office for All
Commands, 12779/41 with smaller front windows to 343/43
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Tower:
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2001:
Was used as a house for at least 20 years (with two front windows bricked
up and rooms divided) but now a vandalised ruin
2003: Control tower demolished |
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Other
Buildings:
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Very
few, hangars and part of perimiter track
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History:
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08/42 to /43, No. 3 Group Bomber Command.  05/43 to
06/43, 8th USAAF: 331st, 332nd, 333rd and 410th Bomb Squadrons of the
94th Bombardment Group (Heavy) 'Results
Count' - 'Cunning, Rugged, Courageous'
moved here from Bassingbourn
with B-17 Flying Fortress, moved to Rougham.
06/43 to 07/44, 9th
USAAF: 453rd, 454th, 455th and 456th Bomb Squadrons of the 323rd
Bombardment Group from Horham with B-26
Marauders, 10/43 transferred to the 9th USAAF, moved to Beaulieu. 09/44
to 04/46, No. 38 Group with 296 and 297 Sqns with Albermarle and Halifax
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RAF
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RAF
Earls Colne airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational bomber
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Opened:
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08/1942
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Closed:
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03/1946
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ID Code:
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EC
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USAAF Station:
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358
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Runways:
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3x - concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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2x - T2
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County:
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Essex
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Location:
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3 miles W of Halstead
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OS Ref:
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TL848270
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs
and artwork copyright © as stated
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RAF
Earls Colne - 94th Bomb Group - 323rd Bomb Group -
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The
ruined interior 2001 (©
Robert Truman)
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RAF
Earls Colne airfield - 94th BG 8th USAAF - 323rd BG 9th USAAF -
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RAF
Earles Colne airfield + air control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2003 - Earles Colne - 94th BG, VIII USAAF, 323rd BG, IX
USAAF -
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