Earls Colne Airfield is a former Royal Air Force station in Essex, England. The airfield is located southeast of Halstead, approximately east-northeast of Braintree; about north-northeast of London Opened in 1942, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces. During the war it was used primarily as a combat bomber airfield. After the war it was closed in 1955 after many years of being in a reserve status. Much of the airfield today is being used as a golf course. A flying club also operates from the old airfield.
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