RAF Stansted Mountfitchet
| RAF Stansted Mountfitchet | |
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| Near Stansted Mountfitchet, Essex, England | |
Aerial photograph of RAF Stansted Mountfitchet looking north after a large snowstorm, 9 January 1947. The bomb dump is at the bottom.
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| Site information | |
| Type | Airfield |
| Code | KT |
| Location | |
| Coordinates | 51°53′06″N 0°14′06″E / 51.88500°N 0.23500°E |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1943 |
| In use | 1943–1958 |
| Battles/wars | Second World War |
| Garrison information | |
| Occupants | United States Army Air Force Royal Air Force |
RAF Stansted Mountfitchet is a former Royal Air Force station during the Second World War located near the village of Stansted Mountfitchet in the District of Uttlesford in Essex, 48 km (30 mi) north-east of central London. The airfield is now London Stansted Airport.