Flew into Hunsdon on Sunday April 1st (no, not an April Fool). Fabulous little airfield. Very friendly people. Well worth the effort, but you must have PPR RIGHT UNDER STANSTEAD - talk to the instructors by phone first & they will sort it for you.

This website features just three of those temporary airfields, RAF Hunsdon and RAF Sawbridgeworth, both in East Hertfordshire, and the USAAF Station 161 at Matching Green Essex. This airfield was built by the Americans themselves for the US Ninth Air force, and their twin engined B …

Mon - Fri: 7am - 5pm Sat: 8am - 12pm Sun: Closed Fantastic product, excellent friendly help when ordering, and extremely helpful delivery driver, would thoroughly recommend them! David Reynolds. Read … Hunsdon Airfield Memorial. Thank you for visiting. We now have a website combining both memorials at Hunsdon and Sawbridgeworth airfields.

Hunsdon airfield

Fabulous little airfield. Very friendly people. Well worth the effort, but you must have PPR RIGHT UNDER STANSTEAD - talk to the instructors by phone first & they will sort it for you. 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'). Hunsdon Airfield is a business providing services in the field of Airport, .

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 Farm.

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.

Very friendly people. Well worth the effort, but you must have PPR RIGHT UNDER STANSTEAD - talk to the instructors by phone first & they will sort it for you. RAF Hunsdon was built by several agencies or contractors, the main contractor for the Perimeter Track and Runway's were George Wimpey & Co Ltd, and most of the Building's were built by HJ Janes of Luton Ltd. Work was started on the 9th of October 1940 and the airfield … 85 Sqn were Hunsdon's longest serving unit, stationed at the airfield for just over two years. Replacing 85 and 3 Squadrons were 157 Sqn (Mosquitoes) and 515 Sqn (Defiants and Beaufighters).

In the event of t he airfield being over run by enemy forces, a modified Mortar shell fitted with a detonator ould have been used to destroy stocks of aviation fuel thus denying the fuel supply. The last air raid shelter left on the airfield site is near to Hunsdon Lodge Farm.

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. Hunsdon Airfield: lt;p|> ||||| | | | | |Hunsdon Airfield|||RAF Hunsdon|||| || | | || | | Air Ministry Map of RAF H World Heritage Encyclopedia, the aggregation of HUNSDON: Military aerodrome (Later microlight airfield - see seperate entry).

HHER Number: 6924. Type of record: Building. Name: CANTILEVER PILLBOX, HUNSDON AIRFIELD N, SOUTH EAST OF OLD HUNSDON LODGE FARM, Queen's.
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Hunsdon Airfield Battle HQ. Hertfordshire. Reports; Images; Videos; Map. Written by Mike Tucknott/Iain Taylor on 25 May 2010.

Hunsdon JMI School; Village Hall; St Dunstan’s Church; Hunsdon Scout Group; Gardening club; Local history; Quintessence; Contact 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. 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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Walking / Cycling / Running routes near Hunsdon, East Hertfordshire (SG12 8NJ) . Created by OS Maps users.

Click HERE for more information on Hunsdon from Today it is nothing more than a farmer's field with a small private airstrip in one corner but RAF Hunsdon was a principal De Haviland Mosquito airfield. This was فرودگاه صحرایی هانزدن (به انگلیسی: Hunsdon Airfield) یک فرودگاه است که یک باند فرود چمن دارد و طول باند آن ۱۲۸۰ متر است.

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RAF Hunsdon memorial & Roll of Honour memorial - Taken by Hertfordshire Address: Old Hunsdon Airfield. Acorn Street. Hunsdon. SG12 8PD. England.

Well worth the effort, but you must have PPR RIGHT UNDER STANSTEAD - talk to the instructors by phone first & they will sort it for you.