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RAF Sawbridgeworth
4th December 1942 Airfield a sea of mud
7th December 1942 Move into mud
9th December 1942 Flying impossible
11th December 1942 Flying resumes
12th December 1942 Training conference
14th December 1942 Army attack exercise
20th December 1942 Airfield unserviceable
24th December 1942 Training to be relocated
29th December 1942 Flight moves for training
30th December 1942 Move to Hunsdon
3rd January 1943 Squadron's first operation
4th January 1943 Practice flying
8th January 1943 Bad weather
12th January 1943 Operation cancelled
14th January 1943 Practice attack on aerodrome
15th January 1943 Relocated for Army Exercise
17th January 1943 Party
19th January 1943 Cannon and bombing exercise
20th January 1943 Squadron re-united
21st January 1943 Flying training resumes
22nd January 1943 Flooding stops flying
23rd January 1943 Aerodrome unserviceable
25th January 1943 No flying
26th January 1943 Signals Exercise
27th January 1943 Move imperative
29th January 1943 Rifle practice
30th January 1943 Aerodrome abandoned
12th Nov 1943 Relocation
14th Nov 1943 Moves
15th November 1943 Relocated
30th Nov 1943 Tactical reconnaissance
30th November 1943 On the move
30th November 1943 Relocated
1st Jan 1944 Change of Duty
15th January 1944 Mustang Squadron disbanded
5th March 1944 Move
April 1944 Move to Britain
1st April 1944 Move
4th Apr 1944 Preparations
19th May 1944 On the move
20th May 1944 MoveIf you can provide any additional information, please add it here.
Those known to have served at
RAF Sawbridgeworth
during the Second World War 1939-1945.
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Want to know more about RAF Sawbridgeworth?
There are:40 items tagged RAF Sawbridgeworth available in our Library
These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War.
A. B.C. Johnson 170 Sqdn.
I flew Mustangs at Sawbridgeworth with 170 Squadron from 13th November 1943 to 26th December 1943.ABC Johnson
P/O Malcolm MacDonald 126 Sqdn.
My father-in-law, P/O Malcolm MacDonald or Mal, was stationed at Sawbridgeworth on 22nd May 1944. He was with 126 Sqdn and came there from Culmhead. He was with the squadron when it was in Italy. He stayed with 126 Sqdn until it was disbanded in late 1944.James Wolfe
Peter Curtis Rees "A" Flt 6.I.T.W 2 Sqdn.
I have a photograph of my uncle, Peter Curtis Rees, taken at Sawbridgeworth with the rest of No 2 Squadron "A" flight 6.I.T.W, dated November 1943.Dave Rees
Lawrie Getgood 2 Sqdn.
My brother Jack and I went from Hatfield to Sawbridgeworth with No. 2 Sqdn when an Advanced Landing Ground was opened on farm fields there on 15th June 1940. He was a Fitter's Mate; I was a Wireless Operator.Lawrie Getgood
Jack Getgood 2 Sqdn.
Jack and Lawrie Getgood went from Hatfield to Sawbridgeworth with No. 2 Sqdn when an Advanced Landing Ground was opened on farm fields there on 15th June 1940. Jack was a Fitter's Mate; Lawrie was a Wireless Operator.Lawrie Getgood
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