Earls Colne Airfield

Earls Colne Airfield
The airfield in 2010
IATA: none ICAO: EGSR
Summary
Location	Earls Colne, Essex, England
Elevation AMSL	222[1] ft / 68 m
Map
Earls Colne Airfield Shown within Essex
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 939 Grass 06/24 778 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 01 Asphalt

Earls Colne Airfield (ICAO: EGSR) is a general aviation aerodrome located south-east of the village of Earls Colne, Essex, England.

The site was previously RAF Earls Colne, a Royal Air Force station which was primarily used by the United States Army Air Forces.

History

The airfield in 1946

The following units were here at some point:^[2]

• No. 38 Group Communication Flight RAF (October 1944 - May 1946)^[3]
• No. 296 Squadron RAF between 29 September 1944 and 23 January 1946 using Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, V, & VI and the Handley Page Halifax V, III & A.7^[4]
• No. 297 Squadron RAF between 30 September 1944 and 1 April 1946 using Albemarle I, II, V & VI and the Halifax V, III & A.7^[4]
• 94th Bombardment Group
• 323d Bombardment Group
• 331st Bombardment Squadron
• 332nd Bombardment Squadron
• 333rd Bombardment Squadron
• 410th Bombardment Squadron
• 453rd Bombardment Squadron
• 454th Bombardment Squadron
• 455th Bombardment Squadron
• 456th Bombardment Squadron

Post-war

The following companies were here at some point:^[2]

• Anglian Flight Centres
• Bulldog Aviation
• Essex Air Ambulance
• Essex Flying School
• Herts Air Ambulance

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

References

Citations

1. Falconer 2012, p. 87.
2. "Earls Colne". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
3. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 183.
4. Jefford 1988, p. 84.

External links

• British Pathé 1943 [1]

Bibliography

• Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Jefford, C.G. (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
• Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997). Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 0-85130-252-1.