Earls Colne Airfield

{{Short description|General aviation aerodrome}}

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Earls Colne Airfield {{Airport codes||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

File:Earlscolneafld-9july1946.png

The following units were here at some point:{{cite web|url=https://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/airfield-finder/earls-colne/ |title=Earls Colne |publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|access-date=25 September 2021}}

Post-war

The following companies were here at some point:

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

See also

References

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  • {{cite book |last1=Falconer|first1=J.|title=RAF Airfields of World War 2 |year=2012 |publisher= Ian Allan Publishing|location= UK|isbn=978-1-85780-349-5}}
  • {{cite book |last1=Jefford |first1= C.G. |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= Shrewsbury |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 }}
  • {{cite book |last1=Sturtivant|first1=R.|last2=Hamlin|first2=J.|last3=Halley|first3=J.|title=Royal Air Force flying training and support units |year=1997 |publisher= Air-Britain (Historians)|location= UK|isbn=0-85130-252-1}}

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