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A special event commemorating the airfield's opening in 1943 will be held at Langham Community Centre.
Please see our 70th Anniversary Event f
or details.


Patron Sir Bob Russell, MP for Colchester

Displays improved and enlarged for 2013
 For details of our open days in 2013 and how to find us, please see our Museum page.

New! - Boxted Airfield Historical Group newsletters dating from April 2000 are now available on our Newsletters page.

Boxted Airfield - the most important U.S. fighter base during ww2  in the UK !



The first Air-Sea Rescue was formed at Boxted !




The first Fighter Group to fly the Rolls-Royce Merlin powered P-51 "Mustang" ! The only Congressional Medal of Honour awarded to a fighter pilot in Europe !






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