Earls_Colne_Airfield

Earls Colne Airfield

Earls Colne Airfield

General aviation aerodrome

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

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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]

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

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Earls Colne Airfield.

References

Citations

  1. [1]
    Falconer 2012, p. 87.
  2. [2]
    "Earls Colne". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  3. [3]
    Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 183.
  4. [4]
    Jefford 1988, p. 84.
  • British Pathé 1943

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.
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