Remains of Former USAAF Boxted. Station 150

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 Second World War 1939-1945, former air force base
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AF Boxted (also known as Langham) is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester; about 44 miles (71 km) northeast of London

Opened in 1943, it was used by the United States Army Air Force. Boxted has the distinction of having been the base for the two most successful USAAF fighter groups in air-to-air combat. After the war it used by the Royal Air Force for jet aircraft testing. It was closed in 1947.

Today the remains of the airfield are located on private property being used as agricultural fields. It also has a small grass private airstrip.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Boxted
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Coordinates:   51°56'7"N   0°55'51"E
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