RAF Chipping Ongar
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Royal Air Force Chipping Ongar or more simply RAF Chipping Ongar is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) northeast of Chipping Ongar; about 20 miles (32 km) northeast of London.
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RAF Chipping Ongar RAF Willingale USAAF Station AAF-162 Willingale Airfield | |||||||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||||||||||
Location | Chipping Ongar, Essex, England | ||||||||||||||||||
Built | 1942 (1942) | ||||||||||||||||||
In use | 1942-1959 (1959) | ||||||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 253 ft / 77 m | ||||||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°43′30″N 000°17′19″E | ||||||||||||||||||
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Opened in 1943, it was used by both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). During the war it was used primarily as a bomber airfield. After the war it was closed in 1959 after many years of being a reserve airfield.
Today the remains of the airfield are located on private property being used as agricultural fields.