UK Cold War: A history of coldwar sites around the UK

Gosfield

Location:	North West of the Village of Gosfield, and adjacent to Gosfield Hall
Date opened:	Christmas 1943, though work had started on the airfield in august 1942
Operational Status:	Fighter and bomber airfield
Airfield Closed:	Effectively March 1945, though an actual date is vague
Current Status:	Mostly returned to Agriculture, though some of the War time buildings survive
Relevant Squadrons	United States Airforce Squadrons 816^th Engineer Aviation Battalion 833^rd 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/ 365^th Fighter Group 397^th Bomb Group 410^th Bomb Group (light) 97^th Bomb Wing 644^th Squadron 645^th Squadron 646^th Squadron 647^th Squadron Royal Airforce No 38 Group No 271 Squadron No 299 Squadron No 512 Squadron No 575 Squadron
Relevant Aircraft	Republic P-47s Boeing B-26s Douglas A-20G Havocs Douglas C-47s
Future Action:	Visit the site and photograph