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English: Earls Colne Airfield. This is Earls Colne airfield http://www.anglianflightcentres.co.uk/Airfield-Info.html a busy private landing field using runways of the wartime RAF Earls Colne which operated both RAF and USAAF aircraft at various times during the war. An aerial shot of the base in during the war can be seen at http://www.colnevalley.com/b26.htm . Military operation ceased in 1946. The runways now enclose a golf course and the perimeter area at the south of the aerodrome is an industrial estate. The part of perimeter track and one of the runways is designated as a public footpath however they are well made private roads. To go to the next field in an alphabetical tour of Essex WW2 airfields click on 255648. Much information was gleaned from Graham Smith's book "Essex Airfields In The Second World War". http://www.countrysidebooks.co.uk/book-catalogue-category.php?category=44 |
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| Source | From geograph.org.uk |
| Author | Glyn Baker |
| Attribution (required by the licence) | Glyn Baker / Earls Colne Airfield / |
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This image was taken from the Geograph GB & Eire project collection. See this photograph's page on the Geograph website for the photographer's contact details. The copyright on this image is owned by Glyn Baker, and is licensed for reuse under the Creative Commons Attribution Share-Alike 2.0 license.
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