Thaxted
Major
| Also known as: | RAF Thaxted / RFC Thaxted / Thaxted Landing Ground |
| County: | Essex |
| Current Status: | Solar farm |
| Date: | December 1916 - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 March) |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RFC |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory BE2 and BE12 variants fighters of No 75 Squadron had Thaxted available to them as a Home Defence landing ground during World War One until the summer of 1918. Thereafter a mixture of especially Avro 504Ks and Bristol F2bs equipped the unit and remained in service after the end of fighting.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- Thaxted Library
- Thaxted Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 75 Sqn
Photographs of the plaque at Thaxted, 2019. © Richard Flagg
Looking across Thaxted airfield, 28 September 2019. © Richard Flagg
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
| Home Defence Flight Station(s): | Hadleigh I / Harling Road / North Weald (North Weald Bassett) / Old Weston / Therfield / Yelling |