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Upon its release from military use, in June 1956, Marconi leased part of the airfield and within ten years had taken over most of the surviving buildings. Today, the northern half of the former airfield has been turned into a quarry, with the vast majority of the land in the northwest of the airfield
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Formation of Martin B-26Bs of the 397th Bomb Group. Closest two aircraft are B-26B-55-MA S/N 42-96137 (9F-Y) and 42-96191 (9F-N) "Milk Run Special" of the 597th BS, 397th BG, 9th AF. The other B-26's are from the 598th Bomb Squadron. 42-96137 was shot down on 13 May 1944. 42-96191 was shot down on
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The perimeter track of the airfield has been reduced to a single track agricultural road. All three runways either have been quarried, or substantially reduced in width, with agriculture fields taking over the grass areas of the former airfield. One T-2 hangar remains, along with a scattering of
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buildings. An automobile salvage yard has taken over some of the hardstands in the east end of the airfield, where once C-47s and gliders were stored. As of 2022, an integrated waste management facility is being constructed on part of the site.
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Rivenhall airfield photographed in April 1944 with the B-26 Marauders of the 397th Bombardment Group parked on the grass, while the P-51 Mustangs of the 363d Fighter Group still on the dispersal loops.
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for security reasons by the USAAF during the war, and by which it was referred to instead of location. Its USAAF Station Code was "RL".
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Maurer, Maurer (1983). Air Force Combat Units of World War II. Maxwell AFB, Alabama: Office of Air Force History.
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Today, the remains of the airfield are located on private property with the northern half being turned into a
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Freeman, Roger A. (1996) The Ninth Air Force in Colour: UK and the Continent-World War Two. After the Battle
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The group's identification marking was a yellow diagonal band across both sides of the vertical stabiliser.
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24 June 1944. Photo taken before D-Day, as the Marauders are not painted with invasion stripes
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Freeman, Roger A. (1994) UK Airfields of the Ninth: Then and Now 1994. After the Battle
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where it had been awaiting equipment. The group had been selected as the third in the
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Early in August, officially on the 5th, the 397th transferred from Rivenhall to
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North American P-51B-5 Mustang, Serial 43-6830 of the 382d Fighter Squadron.
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Airfields of the 9th Bombardment Division in the United Kingdom
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On the day following the departure of the 363d, the first
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area to the advanced landing grounds, the 363d moved to
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beachhead meant that potential targets were receding.
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Silver End
Essex

RAF Rivenhall is located in Essex
51°51′19″N 000°38′23″E / 51.85528°N 0.63972°E / 51.85528; 0.63972
Royal Air Force station
Air Ministry
United States Army Air Forces
Royal Air Force
Ninth Air Force
RAF Fighter Command
European theatre of World War II
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Royal Air Force
station
Essex
England
Braintree
Essex
Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
quarry
363d Fighter Group
RAF Keevil

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