Widford
Major
Also known as: | RNAS Widford / Widford Landing Ground |
County: | Essex |
Current Status: | Industry / Open land |
Date: | December 1914 - September 1915 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RNAS |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Royal Naval Air Service aircraft occasionally used Widford as a landing ground during fighter patrols in the earlier part of World War One.
Photographs from the plaque unveiling at Widford on 4th November 2018, courtesy of Gordon Ingram: