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Great Sampford
| Also known as: | Great Sampford Aerodrome / RAF Great Sampford / RAF Station, Great Sampford / Sampford / USAAF Station 359 |
| County: | Essex |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | 14 April 1942 - 12 April 1948 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Metal |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Fighter |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Radwinter Parish Council – most of airfield
- Radwinter Society
- Sampfords’ Parish Council – parts of east and south sides of airfield
Main unit(s) present:
- 4th FG
- No 50 ‘B’ Balloon Flight
- No 53 ‘B’ Balloon Flight
- No 65 Sqn
- No 133 Sqn
- No 616 Sqn
- No 945/947 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 951 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 976 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 991 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 992 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 996 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 997 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 999 (Balloon) Sqn
- No 2713 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2719 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2724 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2739 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2757 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2777 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2778 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2781 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2798 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2806 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2811 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2849 Sqn RAF Regiment
Great Sampford airfield, 19 August 2006.
Looking east across the airfield, 18 September 2009. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north, 18 September 2009. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking south, 18 September 2009. © Richard Flagg
Guardhouse at Great Sampford, 18 September 2009. © Richard Flagg
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