Museums · East of England
RAF Boxted
Royal Air Force Boxted or more simply RAF Boxted is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex, England. Opened in 1943, it was used by the United S
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 1.5 h–3 h
- Best time of year
- Year-round
- Family-friendly
- Limited wheelchair access
About
Royal Air Force Boxted or more simply RAF Boxted is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex, England. Opened in 1943, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). RAF Boxted has the distinction of having been the airfield for the two most successful USAAF fighter groups in air-to-air combat. After the war it was 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 and a museum which opened in 2011.
Photo gallery
Heritage listing
Boxted Airfield - 10 May 1946. As with many wartime airfields, public rights of way were arbitrarily closed or diverted. A year after the war ended, Park Lane was still cut in the north by the fuel dump and the 22 end of the main runway.
From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Boxted or more simply RAF Boxted is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex, England. Opened in 1943, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). RAF Boxted has the distinction of having been the airfield for the two most successful USAAF fighter groups in air-to-air combat. After the war it was 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 and a museum which opened in 2011.
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Background
Visiting
Only the outline of the airfield remains with single lane farm roads as the airfield has almost been completely returned to agriculture. The control tower has been demolished, but a cluster of Nissen Huts remain on the south side of the airfield close to Langham Lodge . Two further refurbished Nissen Huts are present on the west of original airbase and house the Boxted Airfield Museum. A portion of the original main runway remains in use as a grass airstrip (04/22). A memorial to the pilots and crews who flew from RAF Boxted is located on the northernmost end of the original runway where it meets Park Lane.
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- Coordinates
- 51.9378, 0.9319
- County
- Essex
- District
- Colchester
- Parish
- Langham
- Postcode
- CO4 5ZS
- Parliamentary constituency
- Harwich and North Essex
- Established
- 1943
Sources
- wikipedia: RAF Boxted (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Boxted?
- RAF Boxted is in Essex, East of England, United Kingdom (postcode CO4 5ZS), in the parish of Langham.
- When was RAF Boxted built?
- Built or established in 1943.
- Who owns RAF Boxted?
- RAF Boxted is owned by Royal Air Force<BR>United States Army Air Forces.
- How do I get to RAF Boxted?
- Drivers can navigate to postcode CO4 5ZS. It sits within the Harwich and North Essex parliamentary constituency.