2006

TL5806 : Remains of RAF Chipping Ongar

taken 17 years ago, near to Willingale, Essex, England

Remains of RAF Chipping Ongar
Remains of RAF Chipping Ongar
This is the remains of a dispersal on RAF Chipping Ongar. The airfield was known locally as Willingale airfield as this is the closest village. The field became operational with B26 aircraft, in July of 1943 a year later the units moved to France. RAF Dakotas flew from here to drop paratroops during the crossing of the Rhine in 1945 LinkExternal link (Archive LinkExternal link ) . The RAF remained until 1948 but the field was not released back to agriculture until 1959. In the 1970’s it was proposed that Willingdale would become the 3rd London airport however that honour fell to Stansted. For more info on the airfield see LinkExternal link you can see more pictures of the remains of the airbase at Link. To go to the next field in an alphabetical tour of Essex WW2 airfields
click on TL5634 : Carver Barracks nee RAF Debden. Much information as gleaned from Graham Smith’s book “Essex Airfields In The Second World War”.
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TL5806, 20 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
Glyn Baker   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Saturday, 14 October, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Sunday, 15 October, 2006
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! TL 5879 0680 [10m precision]
WGS84: 51:44.2450N 0:17.8958E
View Direction
Northeast (about 45 degrees)
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