Site of Second World War dispersite site, Great Sampford Airfield, Wrights Yard (EHER 16571)

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Summary

Now destroyed. Ancillary site associated with the Second World War airfield.

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Grid reference	Centred TL 6034 3535 (257m by 117m)
Civil Parish	RADWINTER, UTTLESFORD, ESSEX

Type and Period

DISPERSED SITE (Second World War - 1942 AD to 1944 AD)

Description

1996. Field survey. Dispersed site at Wimbish Green associated with WWII airfield. <1> <2> Aerial photographs. <3> - <5>

Sources

<1> SEX59887 Bibliographic reference: Bowyer, M.J.F.. 1979. Action Stations: Wartime Military Airfields of East Anglia Volume 1.
<2> SEX59861 Report: Thorpe, S.. 1996. Military Airfields in Essex During World War Two.
<3> SEX60822 Aerial Photograph: Essex County Council. 1960. 8-026, 8-027.
<4> SEX60823 Aerial Photograph: Unknown. 1990. 36-1691, 36-1692.
<5> SEX60824 Aerial Photograph: Essex County Council. 1990. 34-4474.

Related Monuments/Buildings (1)

Part of: Site of Second World War military airfield, Great Sampford (Monument) (EHER 16569)

Related Events (1)

Field Survey: Comparative survey by Essex County Council of military airfields in Essex during World War Two, 1996 (Ref: Thorpe 96) (EEX52889)

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