RAF Great Sampford
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RAF Great Sampford USAAF Station 359 
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| Airport type | Military | ||||||||||||||||||
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Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces |
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| Location | Great Sampford | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1942-1948 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°59′26″N 000°21′24″E / 51.99056°N 0.35667°ECoordinates: 51°59′26″N 000°21′24″E / 51.99056°N 0.35667°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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 RAF Great Sampford
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RAF Great Sampford was a Royal Air Force station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Great Sampford, Essex, England and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south east of Saffron Walden, Essex.
No. 65 Squadron RAF used the airfield starting on 14 March 1942 flying Supermarine Spitfire V's before leaving to RAF Martlesham Heath on 9 June 1942 before returning again on 15 June 1942 for fifteen days. The squadron left again and returned on 7 July 1942 staying until 29 July 1942 when the squadron moved RAF Gravesend.
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