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Rivenhall Airfield, Essex (Station 168)
Home to the 397th BG, the “Bridge Buster’s” from April to August 1944
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General view of the airfield as it stood in 2002, looking almost due west. Silver End village is top left, Bradwell village top right. All 2,000 feet of the main runway still intact, as are both the T-2 aircraft hangers. Sick quarters (Allshot’s farm) bottom centre. The former communal site is bottom left, including the station cinema and chapel. The northern side of the airfield has already suffered the ravages of gravel extraction |
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A view of the south eastern side of the airfield and hanger 1. The admin site and operations block are behind the hanger in the wooded area. The control tower was demolished after it became unstable following an explosion, but would have occupied the area now outlined by a small copse of trees almost dead centre of this shot. Note the extended roofline of hanger 1 which was converted by the "Marconi" company post war. |
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View of the Western side of the airfield centred round Hanger 2. The taxi-way and a good number of loop type aircraft standings are still evident in this shot. Photographs were taken during 2002. © Paul Clouting |