Wormingford
Also known as: | Bures / RAF Wormingford / RFC Wormingford / USAAF Station 159 / Wormingford Landing Ground |
County: | Essex |
Current Status: | Aviation / Open land |
Date: | December 1916 - 30 January 1947; minor use 1960s; limited flying (for gliding club) 1989 to present |
Current Use: | Limited flying |
Used By: | RAF / RFC / Civil / USAAF |
Aircraft Roles: | Civil (limited flying) / Fighter |
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
- Bures Hamlet Parish Council
- Bures History Society
- Essex & Suffolk GC
- Fordham Parish Council
- Mount Bures Parish Council
- Wakes Colne Parish Council
- Wormingford Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- 3rd Scouting Force
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No 37 Sqn
- 38th FS
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55th FG
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No 75 Sqn
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No 94 Staging Post
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No 160 Staging Post
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No 163 Staging Post
- 338th FS
- 343rd FS
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362nd FG
- 377th FS
- 378th FS
- 379th FS
- Essex & Suffolk GC
![001Runway 09:27. Looking west from the runway 27 threshold - 29 September 2007.png](/media/5485/runway-09-27-looking-west-from-the-runway-27-threshold-29-september-2007.png)
Runway 09:27, looking west from the runway 27 threshold, 29 September 2007. © Richard Flagg
![002Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking north at the runway 27 threshold - 29 September 2007.png](/media/5487/taxiway-at-the-east-of-the-airfield-looking-north-at-the-runway-27-threshold-29-september-2007.png)
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north at the runway 27 threshold, 29 September 2007. © Richard Flagg
![003Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking south west from near the runway 27 threshold - 29 September 2007.png](/media/5488/taxiway-at-the-east-of-the-airfield-looking-south-west-from-near-the-runway-27-threshold-29-september-2007.png)
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking south west from near the runway 27 threshold, 29 September 2007. © Richard Flagg
![004Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking west from near the gliding club - 29 September 2007.png](/media/5489/taxiway-at-the-north-of-the-airfield-looking-west-from-near-the-gliding-club-29-september-2007.png)
Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking west from near the gliding club, 29 September 2007. © Richard Flagg
![005Small Bomb Container Store - 20 January 2018.png](/media/5486/small-bomb-container-store-20-january-2018.png)
Small Bomb Container Store at Wormingford, 20 January 2018. © Richard Flagg
![006Clubhouse - 21 February 2009.png](/media/5482/clubhouse-21-february-2009.png)
Essex and Suffolk Gliding Clubhouse, 21 February 2009. © Richard Flagg
![007Hangar - 21 February 2009.png](/media/5484/hangar-21-february-2009.png)
The Essex and Suffolk Gliding Club hangar, 21 February 2009. © Richard Flagg
![008Runway 09:27. Looking west from the runway 27 threshold - 21 February 2009.png](/media/5483/runway-09-27-looking-west-from-the-runway-27-threshold-21-february-2009.png)
Runway 09:27, looking west from the runway 27 threshold, 21 February 2009. © Richard Flagg
![009Aerial - Nick Challoner.JPG](/media/2677/aerial-nick-challoner.jpg)
Looking north across the airfield, 30 May 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
![011Airmens Quarters (for 24 Airmen) (Building 12) (Orlit Hut) - 20 January 2018.png](/media/5480/airmens-quarters-for-24-airmen-building-12-orlit-hut-20-january-2018.png)
Airmens Quarters at Wormingford, 20 January 2018. © Richard Flagg
![012Airmens Quarters (for 24 Airmen) (Building 16) (Orlit Hut) - 20 January 2018.png](/media/5481/airmens-quarters-for-24-airmen-building-16-orlit-hut-20-january-2018.png)
Interior of the Airmens Quarters, 20 January 2018. © Richard Flagg
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
Home Defence Flight Station(s): | Goldhanger / Hadleigh I / Harling Road / Southend (Rochford) / Stow Maries |