Dispersal At Birch

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Dispersal At Birch

Image: © Glyn Baker Taken: 9 Oct 2005

This is a picture of one of the dispersals at Birch Airfield South West of Colchester. Although never fully operational for combat aircraft the base was used for support, logistics and supply for other aerodromes particularly Image to the north (TL917306). Because of Its proximity to the unmistakable landmark of Abberton Reservoir Image Image it was used for emergency landings on a number of occasions by returning bombers. To go to the next field in an alphabetical tour of Essex WW2 airfields go to Image Much information as gleaned from Graham Smith’s book “Essex Airfields In The Second World War”. https://books.google.co.uk/books/about/Essex_Airfields_in_the_Second_World_War.html?id=u3atAAAACAAJ&redir_esc=y

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