Earls Colne

Location: Situated about 1 mile south of the Village of Earls Colne
Date opened: August 1942, but was inactive until May when B-17s of the 94th Bomb Group (heavy) arrived
Operational Status: Heavy bomber Base for B-17s of the 94th Bomb Group, B26s of the 323rd Bomb group
Airfield Closed: The airfield was put into care and maintenance in spring 1946 and was the returned to agriculture
Current Status:  Mostly a golf course plus a private landing strip as can be seen from the photo above
Relevant Squadrons

 United States Airforce Squadrons

 94th Bomb Group (heavy)

 98th Bomb Wing

 4th Bomb Wing

 Eighth Airforce

http://www.8afmuseum.net/ 

http://www.barksdale.af.mil/

http://www.8thafhs.org/

http://my.execpc.com/~brouchou/

http://www.mightyeighth.org/

http://www.ourgeorgiahistory.com/chronpop/1000012#

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/

323rd Bomb Group

322nd Bomb Group

386th Bomb Group

386th Bomb Group

Royal Airforce Squadrons

No 38 Group

No 296 Squadron

No 297 Squadron
Relevant Aircraft

Boeing B17Fs

Boeing B-26s

Handley Page Halifax IIIs

Future Action: Visit the site and photograph

 

 

Back