RAF Boxted
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raf-boxted-292-3526188
title:
RAF Boxted
text:
Royal Air Force Boxted or more simply RAF Boxted is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) north-northeast of Colchester, Essex England. Opened in 1943, it was used by the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF). RAF Boxted has the distinction of having been the airfield for the two most successful USAAF fighter groups in air-to-air combat. After the war it was used by the Royal Air Force for jet aircraft testing. It was closed in 1947. Today the remains of the airfield are loca
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wiki
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Airport in Boxted, Essex
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Boxted
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2024-03-02T12:39:18Z
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