RAF Little Walden
Appearance
RAF Little Walden USAAF Station 165 | |||||||||||
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Saffron Walden, Essex in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°04′06″N 000°16′00″E / 52.06833°N 0.26667°E | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | LL | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
Controlled by | Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1944 | ||||||||||
In use | March 1944 - September 1946 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Little Walden or more simply RAF Little Walden is a former Royal Air Force station primarily used by the United States Army Air Forces located north of Saffron Walden, Essex, England.
The following units were here at some point:[1]
- 56th Fighter Group (Republic P-47 Thunderbolt)
- 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Light)
- 97th Combat Bombardment Wing (Medium)
- 361st Fighter Group (P-47/North American P-51 Mustang)
- 409th Bombardment Group (Ninth Air Force)
- 493rd Bombardment Group (Heavy) (Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress)
References
[edit]- ^ "Little Walden (Hadstock)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2022.