RAF Little Walden explained

RAF Little Walden
USAAF Station 165
Ensign:Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:90px
Location:Saffron Walden, Essex
Country:England
Type:Royal Air Force station
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Pushpin Map Caption:Shown within Essex
Pushpin Label:RAF Little Walden
Pushpin Label Position:bottom
Ownership:Air Ministry
Operator:Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlledby:Eighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Code:LL
Used:March 1944 - September
Battles:European theatre of World War II
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Royal Air Force Little Walden, or more simply RAF Little Walden, is a former Second World War-era Royal Air Force station, located north of Saffron Walden, Essex, England.

Construction began in 1942, with the site initially assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. By the time of opening in March 1944, however, the airfield had been transferred to the Ninth Air Force, who used the site through ti September, when it was returned to the Eighth.[1]

The following units were based at Little Walden at some point:[2]

Following the war, the airfield was deemed surplus to requirements, and sold. The area returned to agricultural use, and there are few traces of the airfields still visible today.

Notes and References

  1. Book: Mills, Geoff . RAF and USAAF Airfields in the UK During the Second World War . Knowles . Daniel . Fonthill Media . 2022.
  2. Web site: Little Walden (Hadstock) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 1 May 2022.