Nuthampstead
Also known as: | RAF Nuthampstead / Royston / USAAF Station 131 |
County: | Hertfordshire |
Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Leisure activity |
Date: | May 1943 - 1 March 1959 |
Current Use: | Limited flying |
Used By: | RAF / Civil / USAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
N.B. - Nuthampstead is situated across the two counties of Essex and Hertfordshire but primarily geographically resides in Hertfordshire.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 55th Fighter Group Website
- Langley Parish Council
- Nuthampstead Parish Meeting
- Nuthampstead Shooting Ground
- St George's Church, Anstey
- The Woodman Inn
Main unit(s) present:
- 38th FS
- 55th FG
- No 94 MU
- No 95 MU
- 338th FS
- 343rd FS
- 398th BG
- 600th BS
- 601st BS
- 602nd BS
- 603rd BS
![002Runway 05:23. Looking north east from the runway 17:35 intersection - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5718/runway-05-23-looking-north-east-from-the-runway-17-35-intersection-17-october-2009.png)
Runway 05:23, looking north east from the runway 17:35 intersection, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![003Runway 17:35. Looking south east from the runway 11:29 intersection - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5717/runway-17-35-looking-south-east-from-the-runway-11-29-intersection-17-october-2009.png)
Runway 17:35, looking south east from the runway 11:29 intersection, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![004Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Looking east from the lane crossing the west of the airfield - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5716/taxiway-at-the-west-of-the-airfield-looking-east-from-the-lane-crossing-the-west-of-the-airfield-17-october-2009.png)
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking east from the lane crossing the west of the airfield, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![005Norden Bomb Sight Store & Workshop- 17 October 2009.png](/media/5715/norden-bomb-sight-store-workshop-17-october-2009.png)
Norden Bomb Sight Store and Workshop at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![006Crew Briefing Room - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5710/crew-briefing-room-17-october-2009.png)
Crew Briefing Room at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![007Operations Block - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5711/operations-block-17-october-2009.png)
Operations Block at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![008Runway 05:23. Looking north east from the runway 05 threshold - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5712/runway-05-23-looking-north-east-from-the-runway-05-threshold-17-october-2009.png)
Runway 05:23, looking north east from the runway 05 threshold, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![009Air Ministry Bombing Teacher Building - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5713/air-ministry-bombing-teacher-building-17-october-2009.png)
Air Ministry Bombing Teacher building at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![010Bomb Rectification Building, Class 2. (Ex. Bomb Fusing) - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5719/bomb-rectification-building-class-2-ex-bomb-fusing-17-october-2009.png)
A Bomb Rectification building at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![011Bomb Stores Latrine - 17 October 2009.png](/media/5720/bomb-stores-latrine-17-october-2009.png)
A Bomb Stores latrine at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
![012Runway 11:29. Looking west from the lane crossing the west of the airfield - 15 March 2016.png](/media/5714/runway-11-29-looking-west-from-the-lane-crossing-the-west-of-the-airfield-15-march-2016.png)
Runway 11:29, looking west from the lane crossing the west of the airfield, 15 March 2016. © Richard Flagg
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings taking off from Nuthampstead, 1943. Courtesy of Zoran Petek
Nuthampstead was under consideration to be London's third airport. Courtesy of British Pathé
The control tower demolition at Nuthampstead, c.1960s. Courtesy of joeslacks