Wethersfield
| Also known as: | MDP Wethersfield / MDPGA Wethersfield / RAF Station, Wethersfield / RAF Wethersfield / The Patch (nickname) / USAAF Station 170 / Weathersfield (misspelling) / Wetherfield (misspelling) / Withersfield (misspelling) |
| County: | Essex |
| Current Status: | Asylum seeker accommodation centre |
| Date: | 10 January 1944 - 1990; subsequent limited flying |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / USAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Finchingfield Parish Council
- Ministry of Defence Police
- Sible Hedingham Parish Council
- Toppesfield Parish Council
- Wethersfield Airfield Museum
- Wethersfield Local History Group
- Wethersfield Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 15 FTS
- 20th FG
- No 196 Sqn
- No 299 Sqn
- 416th BG
- No 611 VGS
- No 614 GS
- No 614 VGS
- 668th BS
- 669th BS
- 670th BS
- 671st BS
- No 1385 (Heavy Transport Support) CU
- No 1677 (TT) Flight
- Operational and Refresher Training Unit
- RAF Wethersfield Aero Club
A T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Wethersfield, 6 June 2012. © Richard Flagg
A T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Wethersfield, 6 June 2012. © Richard Flagg
A Victor Alert Shed at Wethersfield, 6 June 2012. © Richard Flagg
The Victor Alert Area at Wethersfield, 6 June 2012. © Richard Flagg
An airfield defence position at Wethersfield, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
Interior of a T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Wethersfield, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
Runway 10:28, looking west from near the runway 28 threshold, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking south east from near the the Fire Station, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
A building at Wethersfield, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
The Water Tower at Wethersfield, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
Footage of Wethersfield, 1950s. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
RAF Wethersfield in 1957 or 1958. Courtesy of viewstew
Footage from an air show at Wethersfield, 1959. Courtesy of British Pathé
Ban the Bomb demonstrators at Wethersfield, 1961. Courtesy of British Pathé
Wethersfield in 1964. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage form Wethersfield Open House, 1990. Courtesy of Exjetter
RAF Wethersfield Deactivation Ceremony, 1990. Courtesy of Exjetter
A history of RAF Wethersfield. Courtesy of Wethersfield Museum