RAF Boxted

Airports
World War II

RAF Boxted was a Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex, England. Opened in 1943, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces and served as the airfield for two highly successful USAAF fighter groups in air-to-air combat. After the war, the Royal Air Force used it for jet aircraft testing before it closed in 1947. Its remains are now mainly agricultural fields, with a private grass airstrip and museum.

Opened: 1943
Closed: 1947
Location: North-northeast of Colchester, Essex, England

Sources and credits

Article: RAF Boxted (English Wikipedia)
Wikidata: Q7275194
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British Government, Royal Ordinance Survey. Annotations on photo from Freeman, Roger A., Airfields Of The Eighth, Then And Now, 1978. Transferred from en.wikipedia Original uploader was Bwmoll3 at en.wikipedia 7 September 2009 (first version); 12 October 2006 (last version)
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