Wormingford
WORMINGFORD: Military Landing Ground in WW1, later WW2 aerodrome and subsequently a gliding site
Note: The first and third pictures are by the author. The second picture was obtained from Google Earth ©
Military users: WW1: Night Landing Ground
37 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2, BE.12, FE.2b, Sopwith 1½ Strutter and Pup)
75 [Home Defence] Sqdn (Royal Aircraft Factory BE.2c, BE.2e & BE.12)
Note: I do not know if all of these types appeared here?
WW2: 9th USAAF 362nd Fighter Group
377, 378 & 379 Sqdns (Republic P-47 Thunderbolts)
66th Fighter Wing, 55th Fighter Group
38, 338 & 343 Sqdns (Lockheed P-38 Lightnings, later North American P.51 Mustangs)
Plus. a new one for me, a Scouting Force. It appears that in September 1944 the 3rd Scouting Force was activated here. They flew P-47s, P-51s and B-17s on secret missions, reporting on visibility around targets and the likely weather to be expected. Disbanded around June 1945.
Location: In WW1 the site was pretty much to the E to SE sector of the WW2 aerodrome which was W of the B1508 and Rotchfords, SW of Wormingford village, 6nm NW of Colchester
Period of operation: Military: WW1: 1916 to 1919
WW2: 1943 to 1947 (Others say 1946)
Gliding site: From 1990 to -
Note: The Essex & Suffolk Gliding Club moved here from WHATFIELD (SUFFOLK) in 1990.
Site area: WW1: 74 acres 686 x 411
Runways: WW2: 09/27 1829x46 hard 05/23 1280x46 hard
15/33 1280x46 hard
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