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Chipping Ongar (Willingale)
| Also known as: | RAF Chipping Ongar / RAF Station, Chipping Ongar / USAAF Station 162 |
| County: | Essex |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Housing / Leisure activity |
| Date: | June 1943 - 1948; subsequent minor use to present |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil (main user) / USAAF (main user) |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Bomber / General aviation |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Chipping Ongar Library
- Church of St. Nicholas, Fyfield – USAAF airmen often used the church during World War Two
- Essex Shooting Ground
- Fyfield Parish Council
- High Ongar Parish Council
- Ongar Town Council
- Willingale Parish Council
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- St. Andrew’s Church, Willingale – now redundant church, used by USAAF personnel during World War Two
Main unit(s) present:
- 387th BG
- 556th BS
- 557th BS
- 558th BS
- 559th BS
- No 1426 (Enemy Aircraft Circus) Flight
- Fyfield Flying Club
- Home Counties Flying Club
- Straight Aviation Training
- Wid Flying Group
Video and photographs of ABCT’s Chipping Ongar (Willingale) Airfield memorial unveiling, Sunday 2 October 2022. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Looking south-east across the airfield. The present day airstrip is visible centre-right, 22 February 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Looking south-west across the airfield. A Blister hangar and the remains of the ops block is visible lower left, 22 February 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Remains of the perimeter track at Chipping Ongar, 11 June 2013.
Remains of the airfield at Chipping Ongar, 11 June 2013.
Remains of the operations block at Chipping Ongar, 11 August 2015.
Remains of a building at Chipping Ongar, 14 May 2020.
Remains of the airfield at Chipping Ongar, 14 May 2020.
Remains of one of the runways at Chipping Ongar, 14 May 2020.
Remains of the perimeter track at Chipping Ongar, 14 May 2020.
Various photographs of Chipping Ongar. Courtesy of Roy Strutt
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