Boreham
| Location: | Four miles to the north east of Chelmsford |
| Date opened: | Spring 1944 |
| Operational Status: | Medium Bomber base |
| Airfield Closed: | End of 1945 |
| Current Status: | Boreham is now the headquarters of Ford Motor Sport in Europe and is also home to the Essex Police air support unit. |
| Relevant Squadrons |
United States Airforce Squadrons 861st Engineer Aviation Battalion Ninth Airforce http://www.ninthairforceassoc.org/ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/agency/usaf/9af.htm http://www.ninth-airforce.co.uk/9thindex.htm http://www.levelbest.com/design/sites/ninthairforce/ 394th Bomb Group 98th Bomb wing 315th Troop Carrier Group |
| Relevant Aircraft |
Boeing B26s Douglas C-47s (Skytrains)
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| Future Action: | Try and arrange a visit and photograph the airfield |
