Earls Colne Airfield
The airfield in 2010
IATA: none ICAO: EGSR
Summary
Location	Earls Colne, Essex, England
Elevation AMSL	222[1] ft / 68 m
Map
Earls Colne Airfield Shown within Essex
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 06/24 Grass
Helipads
Number Length Surface ft m 01 Asphalt

Earls Colne Airfield (ICAO: EGSR) is a general aviation aerodrome located south-east of the village of Earls Colne, Essex, England.

The site was previously RAF Earls Colne, a Royal Air Force station which was primarily used by the United States Army Air Forces.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[2]

• No. 38 Group Communication Flight RAF (October 1944 - May 1946)^[3]
• No. 296 Squadron RAF between 29 September 1944 and 23 January 1946 using Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle I, V, & VI and the Handley Page Halifax V, III & A.7^[4]
• No. 297 Squadron RAF between 30 September 1944 and 1 April 1946 using Albemarle I, II, V & VI and the Halifax V, III & A.7^[4]
• 94th Bombardment Group
• 323d Bombardment Group
• 331st Bombardment Squadron
• 332nd Bombardment Squadron
• 333rd Bombardment Squadron
• 410th Bombardment Squadron
• 453rd Bombardment Squadron
• 454th Bombardment Squadron
• 455th Bombardment Squadron
• 456th Bombardment Squadron

Post-war

The following companies were here at some point:^[2]

• Anglian Flight Centres
• Bulldog Aviation
• Essex Air Ambulance
• Essex Flying School
• Herts Air Ambulance