RAF Ridgewell [entry point]

Title

RAF Ridgewell [entry point]

Description

RAF Ridgewell was a Bomber Command station located in Essex, 8 miles (12 kms) north of Halstead.

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It opened in December 1942 as part of 3 Group as a satellite station for RAF Stradishall. 90 Squadron, flying Stirlings, occupied the station from December 1942 to May 1943. In June 1943 the station was transferred to the United States Army Air Force and used by B-17s until the end of the war.

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Contributor

Nigel Moore

Citation

“RAF Ridgewell [entry point],” IBCC Digital Archive, accessed April 18, 2024, https://ibccdigitalarchive.lincoln.ac.uk/omeka/collections/document/6465.

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