RAF Sudbury
Description:
The site contains a memorial to the 486th US Bombardment Group (Heavy). The group operated from the former airfield between April 1944 and August 1945. After the war, the station was closed in 1945 and returned to the RAF, who re-established 16 Recruit Centre (which had been disbanded in 1943), which was in operation from 11 October 1945 to 1946. With the end of military control, Sudbury airfield was returned to agriculture and was covered in vegetation or been dug up in sections to plant crops. Sections of the runways and hardstands have long been removed (though some remain) and piles of concrete sit in dumps. The hangars are now used for grain storage and only the base of the control tower remains.
Address:
B1115 , , Sudbury , Suffolk , England , UK
Located at Chilton which is in between Sudbury and Great Waldingfield. The site is 3.3km northeast of Sudbury center and 2.8km southwest of Great Waldingfield center. The memorial is placed at the entrance of the former airfield.
Map reference (click on pin to see Lat/Long):
52.052417 0.761694 B1115
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