Stansted
| Location: | The airfield is close to the village of Stansted Mountfichet, and close to the M11 motorway. |
| Date opened: | US Engineers of 817th Battalion arrived during July 1942 and the airfield was ready for use in July 1943. |
| Operational Status: | The base was placed under the command of the Ninth Air Force Service Command, and Stansted became known as No 2 Tactical Air Depot. It was not until February 1944 that the first operational combat unit group arrived. This was the 344th Medium Bomb Group flying B-26 aircraft. On 12th August 1945 the US Airforce handed back the airfield to the RAF, who brought in a maintenance unit No 263. |
| Airfield Closed: | The April 1957 the Americans finally left Stansted having lengthened the runway to 3,048 metres, and in June 1985 the airfield became London's third Airport. |
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| Relevant aircraft | Information to come |
| Current Status: | Stansted Airport, London's third airport |
| Future Action: | Arrange a visit and photograph what is left of the wartime side of the airfield. |
