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Royal Air Force Little Walden, or more simply RAF Little Walden, is a former Second World War-era Royal Air Force station, located north of Saffron Walden, Essex, England.

RAF Little Walden
USAAF Station 165
Saffron Walden, Essex in England
RAF Little Walden is located in Essex
RAF Little Walden
RAF Little Walden
Shown within Essex
Coordinates52°04′06″N 000°16′00″E / 52.06833°N 0.26667°E / 52.06833; 0.26667
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeLL
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlled byEighth Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Site history
Built1944 (1944)
In useMarch 1944 - September 1946 (1946)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete
00/00  Concrete

Construction began in 1942, with the site initially assigned to the Eighth Air Force of the United States Army Air Forces. By the time of opening in March 1944, however, the airfield had been transferred to the Ninth 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b Mills, Geoff; Knowles, Daniel (2022). RAF and USAAF Airfields in the UK During the Second World War. Fonthill Media.
  2. ^ "Little Walden (Hadstock)". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 May 2022.