The story
Alt Name: Colchester. Opened: 1915. Status in 1944: WW1 use only.. Current use: Housing. Remarks: LG. One of two Royal Flying Corps night emergency landing grounds in Essex chosen directly by the War Office. It occupied 55 acres and was designated a First Class Site. Flying activity stopped in 1919.
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You have arrived at just one small part of Back to Normandy — a personal project dedicated to preserving stories, images, music and memories of the Second World War.
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