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Boxted

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Also known as: Boxted Airfield Solar Farm / Langham (unofficial local name) / Langham Moor / RAF Boxted / RAF Station, Boxted / USAAF Station 150
County: Essex
Current Status: Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Industry / Museum / Solar farm
Date: 20 May 1943 - 9 August 1947; subsequent limited flying to present
Current Use: Limited flying
Used By: RAF / Civil / USAAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: Air-sea rescue / Bomber / Civil (limited flying) / Fighter (main role)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):

  • Boxted Airfield Historical Group
  • Boxted Airfield Museum
  • Boxted History Group
  • Boxted Parish Council
  • Hosequip (Sirus UK)
  • Langham Parish Council
  • M&C Diesel Services Ltd
  • Mad About Sport Ltd

The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):

  • Boxted Village Website

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 1 Fighter Command Servicing Unit

  • No 25 Sqn

  • 56th FG

  • No 56 Sqn
  • 61st FS
  • 62nd FS
  • 63rd FS
  • No 145 GS

  • No 222 Sqn

  • No 234 Sqn

  • No 263 Sqn

  • No 266 Sqn

  • 353rd FS
  • 354th FG

  • 355th FS
  • 356th FS
  • 386th BG

  • 552nd BS
  • 553rd BS
  • 554th BS
  • 555th BS
  • Colchester Flying Club

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De Havilland DHC-1 Chipmunk T.10, 10 September 2006. © Richard Flagg

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Cirrus SR20 at Boxted, 10 September 2006. © Richard Flagg

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Piper L-18C Super Cub at Boxted, 10 September 2006. © Richard Flagg

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Remains of a runway at Boxted, 30 September 2006.

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Looking north over Boxted, 11 October 2008. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Looking north over Boxted, 11 October 2008. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Looking west over Boxted, 11 October 2008. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Looking north-east over Boxted, 11 October 2008. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

Footage of the 56th Fighter Group at what is most likely Boxted. Courtesy of enterprise641

Republic P-47 Thunderbolts at Boxted, 1944. Courtesy of Zoran Petek

Trailer for 'The Story of Boxted Airfield' DVD. Courtesy of Boxted Airfield

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