RAF Great Sampford
| RAF Great Sampford USAAF Station AAF-359 | |||||||||
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| Great Sampford, Essex in England | |||||||||
RAF Great Sampford on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force satellite station | ||||||||
| Code | GS | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 11 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°59′26″N 000°21′24″E / 51.99056°N 0.35667°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||
| In use | April 1942 – August 1944 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 104 metres (341 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Great Sampford or more simply RAF Great Sampford is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 1.7 miles (2.7 km) west of Great Sampford, Essex, England and 5.3 miles (8.5 km) south east of Saffron Walden, Essex.