Memorials & monuments · London
RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial
RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial is a memorial in the United Kingdom.
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Plan your visit
- Typical visit
- 15 min–45 min
- Nearest railway station
- Sawbridgeworth · 2.8 km
- Free entry
- Dog-friendly
About
RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial is a public memorial or monument in the United Kingdom. Records date its origin to 1916. Coordinates: 51.8337°, 0.1329°.
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From the Wikipedia article
Royal Air Force Sawbridgeworth or more simply RAF Sawbridgeworth is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.2 miles (8.4 km) north of Harlow, Essex and 14.4 miles (23.2 km) east of Stevenage, Hertfordshire, England. The airfield was used during the First World War as a night landing ground for fighter aircraft of the Home Defence squadrons protecting London against attacks from German airships. During the inter-war period it was occasionally used for glider and civilian flying until 1937 when it became Mathams Wood Advanced Landing Ground (named after the nearby wooded area). In 1940 it was renamed RAF Sawbridgeworth after correspondence between the 2(AC) Squadron (and station) Commanding Officer Wing Commander A. J. W. Geddes and the Air Ministry in London. It ceased active operations in 1944 and, after a number of ground-based units operated from the site, was finally closed in mid-1946 and safeguarding relinquished by the RAF in May 1956.
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Background
Visiting
near Allen's Green, a surviving part of the airfield's defensive perimeter.]] Although cropspraying by air of the farm and other local fields was carried out by aircraft temporarily based on part of the remaining concrete perimeter track from 1959 until 1983 this was the only aerial activity carried out postwar from the airfield. A number of pill boxes and personnel shelters are the only indication that there used to be anything here to do with the military. The control tower was demolished in 1953 and the Sommerfeld tracking reinforcement to the grass runways taken up to allow the land to be farmed again. Over a period of time the sole 'T2' and the 'Blister' hangars were removed, the last…
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- Coordinates
- 51.8337, 0.1329
- County
- Hertfordshire
- District
- East Hertfordshire
- Parish
- High Wych
- Postcode
- CM21 0LX
- Parliamentary constituency
- Hertford and Stortford
- Established
- 1916
- Nearest railway station
- Sawbridgeworth — 2.8 km
Sources
- osm: n916476508 (ODbL)
- wikipedia: RAF Sawbridgeworth (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- commons: 2 Squadron Mustangs at RAF Sawbridgeworth WWII IWM CH 17407.jpg (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial?
- RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial is in Hertfordshire, London, United Kingdom (postcode CM21 0LX), in the parish of High Wych.
- When was RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial built?
- Built or established in 1916.
- Who owns RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial?
- RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial is owned by Royal Air Force.
- Is RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial free to visit?
- Yes, RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial is free to enter.
- How do I get to RAF Sawbridgeworth Memorial?
- The nearest railway station is Sawbridgeworth, about 2.8 km away. Drivers can navigate to postcode CM21 0LX.