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RAF Wethersfield Runway

This photo was taken whilst parascending along the main runway of RAF Wethersfield Airbase. At that time it was a stores and logistics base for the USAF, the base commander was known to one of our Scout Masters. We used Wethersfield only a couple of times as it was an emergency landing field for Stansted airport. When Stansted radar worked out what the strange echo was we had to find another field. For a little base history see TL7134 : Wethersfield Hangars. To go to the next field in an alphabetical tour of Essex WW2 airfields click on TL9230 : Wormingford Airfield. Much information was gleaned from Graham Smith’s book “Essex Airfields In The Second World War”. Link