Earls Colne Airfield
The airfield in 2010
IATA:none ICAO:EGSR
Summary
Location	Earls Colne,Essex, England
Elevation AMSL	222[1] ft / 68 m
Map
Earls Colne Airfield Shown within Essex
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 939 Grass 06/24 778 Asphalt
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 01 Asphalt

Earls Colne Airfield (ICAO:EGSR) is ageneral aviationaerodrome located south-east of the village ofEarls Colne,Essex, England.

The site was previouslyRAF Earls Colne, aRoyal Air Force station which was primarily used by theUnited States Army Air Forces.

The following units were here at some point:^[2]

• No. 38 Group Communication Flight RAF (October 1944 - May 1946)^[3]
• No. 296 Squadron RAF between 29 September 1944 and 23 January 1946 usingArmstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, V, & VI and theHandley Page Halifax V, III & A.7^[4]
• No. 297 Squadron RAF between 30 September 1944 and 1 April 1946 using Albemarle I, II, V & VI and the Halifax V, III & A.7^[4]
• 94th Bombardment Group
• 323d Bombardment Group
• 331st Bombardment Squadron
• 332nd Bombardment Squadron
• 333rd Bombardment Squadron
• 410th Bombardment Squadron
• 453rd Bombardment Squadron
• 454th Bombardment Squadron
• 455th Bombardment Squadron
• 456th Bombardment Squadron

The following companies were here at some point:^[2]

• Anglian Flight Centres
• Bulldog Aviation
• Essex Air Ambulance
• Essex Flying School
• Herts Air Ambulance

Wikimedia Commons has media related toEarls Colne Airfield.

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

• British Pathé 1943[1]

• Falconer, J. (2012).RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing.ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Jefford, C.G. (1988).RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912.Shrewsbury: Airlife.ISBN 1-85310-053-6.
• Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997).Royal Air Force flying training and support units. UK: Air-Britain (Historians).ISBN 0-85130-252-1.

• Earls Colne

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