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Nuthampstead
| Also known as: | RAF Nuthampstead / RAF Station, Nuthampstead / Royston / USAAF Station 131 |
| County: | Hertfordshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Leisure activity |
| Date: | May 1943 - 1 March 1959 |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / Civil / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
N.B. – Nuthampstead is situated across the two counties of Essex and Hertfordshire but primarily geographically resides in Hertfordshire.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 55th Fighter Group Website
- Langley Parish Council
- Nuthampstead Parish Meeting
- Nuthampstead Shooting Ground
- St George’s Church, Anstey
- The Woodman Inn
Main unit(s) present:
- 38th FS
- 55th FG
- No 94 MU
- No 95 MU
- 338th FS
- 343rd FS
- 398th BG
- 600th BS
- 601st BS
- 602nd BS
- 603rd BS
Remains of the airfield at Nuthampstead, 22 July 2007.
Runway 05:23, looking north east from the runway 17:35 intersection, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Runway 17:35, looking south east from the runway 11:29 intersection, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking east from the lane crossing the west of the airfield, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Norden Bomb Sight Store and Workshop at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Crew Briefing Room at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Operations Block at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Runway 05:23, looking north east from the runway 05 threshold, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Air Ministry Bombing Teacher building at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
A Bomb Rectification building at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
A Bomb Stores latrine at Nuthampstead, 17 October 2009. © Richard Flagg
Runway 11:29, looking west from the lane crossing the west of the airfield, 15 March 2016. © Richard Flagg
Lockheed P-38 Lightnings taking off from Nuthampstead, 1943. Courtesy of Zoran Petek
Nuthampstead was under consideration to be London’s third airport. Courtesy of British Pathé
The control tower demolition at Nuthampstead, c.1960s. Courtesy of joeslacks
