| RAF Little Walden USAAF Station 165  | |||||||||||
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| Saffron Walden,Essex in England | |||||||||||
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| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | LL | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Eighth Air Force Ninth Air Force | ||||||||||
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  RAF Little Walden Shown within Essex | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°04′06″N000°16′00″E / 52.06833°N 0.26667°E /52.06833; 0.26667 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1944 (1944) | ||||||||||
| In use | March 1944 - September 1946 (1946) | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Little Walden, or more simplyRAF Little Walden, is a formerSecond World War-eraRoyal Air Force station, located north ofSaffron Walden,Essex, England.
Construction began in 1942, with the site initially assigned to theEighth Air Force of theUnited States Army Air Forces. By the time of opening in March 1944, however, the airfield had been transferred to theNinth Air Force, who used the site through ti September, when it was returned to the Eighth.[1]
The following units were based at Little Walden at some point:[2]
Following the war, the airfield was deemed surplus to requirements, and sold. The area returned to agricultural use, and there are few traces of the airfields still visible today.[1]
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