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1. www.boxted-airfield.com › boxted-airfield-museumBoxted Airfield Museum

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   The Boxted Airfield Museum is located on the south-east side of Langham Lane. We are open the last Sunday of every month until October in 2024. (We can still offer private visits at a day, evening and time suitable to both parties contact 07503952354)

   • Museum Grand Opening May 2011

     Henry and Peter were stationed at Boxted Airfield during and...

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › RAF_BoxtedRAF Boxted - Wikipedia

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   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).

3. www.americanairmuseum.com › archive › placeBoxted - American Air Museum

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   The site of a former military airfield opened in 1943 and closed in 1947. The airfield was mainly used by units of the United States Army 8th Air Force, principally 386th Bomber Group, and 56th Fighter Group, and also by 354th Fighter Group of the 9th Air Force and 65th Air Sea Rescue.

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4. www.forcesnews.com › heritage › historyHistory Of Boxted Airfield: One Of The Most Important WW2 US ...

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   Aug 13, 2021 · The only surviving example of a B-26 Marauder in the UK is proudly on display at Boxted Airfield Museum and is affectionately known as 'Mr Shorty' because it is a section that is only about one-third of the entire aircraft.

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5. www.friendsofboxtedairfield.com › boxted-historyBoxted History | Honoring The History of Boxted Airfield

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   The planning and construction of Boxted Airfield, near the historic town of Colchester, Essex, England, began in 1941. Utilized by the United States Army Air Force (USAAF), Boxted Airfield became operational for Britain's war ally in May 1943.

6. www.eadt.co.uk › things-to-do › 21657299A story behind every Boxted Airfield Museum exhibit

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   May 30, 2015 · Boxted Airfield Museum, Langham, near Colchester, is open the last Sunday of every month, March-October, 10am-4pm. For more information visit www.boxted-airfield.com. Leisure

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   Where is the Boxted airfield museum located?

   • Langham Lane, Langham, Essex, CO4 5NW Please do not send post to the above address. Latitude: 51.937548 N, Longitude: 0.922186 E The Boxted Airfield Museum is located on the south-east side of Langham Lane. We are open the last Sunday of every month until October in 2024.

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   When is Boxted airfield museum open?

   • Boxted Airfield Museum, Langham, near Colchester, is open the last Sunday of every month, March-October, 10am-4pm. For more information visit www.boxted-airfield.com. Boxted Airfield Museum is more than a collection of Second World War and aircraft artefacts.

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   When did RAF Boxted close?

   • 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.

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   What happens at the Boxted Airfield Museum?

   • Boxted Airfield Museum, pilot Robert Silva (Image: Archant) Every exhibit, every photo, on show at the museum tells a story. Take pilot Robert Silva’s suitcase. Lost at sea during a flying accident, his belongings were returned to his mother in America. There they remained, stored in a suitcase, until she died.

   A story behind every Boxted Airfield Museum exhibit

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   How many photographs are there at Boxted airfield?

   • Hundreds of photographs. Boxted Airfield Museum, pilot Robert Silva (Image: Archant) “We also have the day to day diary of the first unit that served at Boxted, which arrived in June 1943, which covers the first 12 months of their existence.

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   What happened at Boxted airfield?

   • 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.

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8. www.tracesofwar.com › Boxted-Airfield-MuseumBoxted Airfield Museum - Langham - TracesOfWar.com

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   Langham Lane, CO4 5NW Langham. 07747 082 085. boxted-airfield.com. England Essex Langham. Musuem about the former Boxted Airfield. This airfield was during the war used by the US Air Force and after the war by the RAF. The museum was first opened in may 2011. For current visiting hours, please visit the website of the museum.