Fred and Vera Hitching (long-time residents of Hunsdon) have written an excellent history which focuses on the impact of the airfield on the village (The Royal Air Force at Hunsdon 1941-1945, Published by The Hunsdon Local History and Preservation Society, 1990.

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HHER Number: 6924. Type of record: Building. Name: CANTILEVER PILLBOX, HUNSDON AIRFIELD N, SOUTH EAST OF OLD HUNSDON LODGE FARM,  Queen's. Wood.

Hunsdon airfield

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County: Hertfordshire. Postcode: SG12 8PH. Country: GB. Club Phone: 07855 403902. 13 Oct 2011 RAF HUNSDON A brief outline and plotted history of the site: Basic Details Fighter Airfield built as a sattelite to North Weald. Drem lighting and  Am curious about all things aviation and fly a microlight from Hunsdon airfield ( near London Stansted, UK). Currently work at the BBC. Which also means it's best  Farm, just to the North West of London, and Hunsdon Airfield, near Harlow in Essex.

Hunsdon airfield memorial at 12:00 noon on the same Saturday, and the Little Hallingbury aircrew crash site memorial at 2:30PM on Wednesday the 11th of November. This is so that relatives of the Canadian crew who live in Nova Scotia and Vancouver can see the wreath being laid by video link live.

Some flying still takes place at the airfield by a local microlight club. The airfield was used by the Royal Air Force between 1941 and 1945 under the name of RAF Hunsdon.

Hunsdon World War II airfield defences is a Scheduled Monument in Hunsdon, Hertfordshire, England. See why it was listed, view it on a map, see visitor comments and photos and share your own comments and photos of this building.

The Royal Air Force at Hunsdon, 1941-1945 the history of our wartime airfield during World War 2. description. Show more. Object details. Category  Hunsdon Airfield in Drury Lane Hunsdon East Hertfordshire Hertfordshire SG12 8NR England OS Grid Ref: TL 42811 14334. Denomination: Undefined.

Hunsdon airfield

It also includes Hunsdon Airfield and the woodlands to the north but promises that these assets will be dedicated to the community early in the development and be protected from future housing grabs in perpetuity. The history of Hunsdon airfield is well documented. The first operational unit was No 85 Squadron which operated Hurricanes, but it was the Mosquitos of Nos 464 (RAAF), 487 (RNZAF) and 21 Squadrons which achieved fame with the Amiens Prison raid in February 1944 (`Operation Jericho').
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Mon - Fri: 7am - 5pm Sat: 8am - 12pm Sun: Closed Fantastic product, excellent friendly help Hunsdon Microlight Clubuses three grass runways situated in the north east corner of the airfield. On May 22, 2005, a memorial was unveiled and dedicated to the groundcrew, aircrew and support staff who were based at RAF Hunsdon from 1941–45. All of the remaining buildings at Hunsdon Airfield are no longer accessible due to safety reasons.

The land once formed part of a hunting estate. This being part of the estate of nearby Hunsdon House. King Henry VIII had the original building, that was built by Edward VII enlarged. The hunting lodge for the estate partially exists on the airfield as Hunsdon Lodge Flew into Hunsdon on Sunday April 1st (no, not an April Fool).
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Hunsdon Airfield is a largely defunct airfield near Hunsdon, Hertfordshire and 2.8 miles (4.5 km) north of Harlow, Essex, England. Some flying still takes place at the airfield by a local microlight club. The airfield was used by the Royal Air Force between 1941 and 1945 under the name of RAF Hunsdon.

RAF Hunsdon airfield control tower.