Elmswell
Note: This WW1 aerodrome was later subsumed within the area occupied by RAF GREAT ASHFIELD which was used by the USAAF in WW2. See seperate entry.
ELMSWELL: Military aerodrome
Military users: RFC (Royal Flying Corps, then RAF (Royal Air Force)
Originally Night Landing Ground. Later Home Defence Flight Station and Squadron Station (1917 to 1919)
51 [Home Defence] Sqdn (1916 to 1917) (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 and B.E.12 types)
75 [Home Defence] Squadron (Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2e initially, exchanged for the F.E.2b)
Location: In/near Elmswell E of the A1088, N of the A14, about 8nm E of Bury St Edmunds
Period of operation: 1916 to 1919
Site area: 77 acres 686 x 549
NOTES: As said many times, this is only intended to be a 'Guide' to various flying sites, and the dates of operation are intended to reflect when most of the flying took place. For example, relinquishment of ELMSWELL was notified in November 1919 but confirmed in January 1920.
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