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RAF Nuthampstead
USAAF Station 131
Located Near Royston, Hertfordshire, England
Aerial Photo of Nuthampstead Airfield - 9 July 1946
RAF Nuthampstead USAAF Station 131 is located in Hertfordshire
RAF Nuthampstead USAAF Station 131
RAF Nuthampstead
USAAF Station 131
Coordinates51°59′42″N 0°04′01″E / 51.995°N 0.067°E / 51.995; 0.067
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeNT
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
Controlled byRAF Nuthampstead Royal Air Force
 United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1942 (1942)
In use1943-1954 (1954)
Battles/warsEuropean Theatre of World War II
Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945
Garrison information
GarrisonEighth Air Force
RAF Maintenance Command
Occupants55th Fighter Group
398th Bombardment Group
P-38Hs of the 38th Fighter Squadron.
B-17Gs of the 398th Bomb Group over a target.

Royal Air Force Nuthampstead or more simply RAF Nuthampstead is a former Royal Air Force station in England. The airfield is located mostly in Hertfordshire between the villages of Nuthampstead and Anstey and the hamlet of Morrice Green in Hertfordshire and Langley, Lower Green and Clavering Park Wood in Essex. The eastern part of the airfield including part of the East-West Runway, the Fuel Store, the dispersal areas of 600 and 601 Squadrons and the northeastern perimeter track were all in Essex. RAF Nuthampstead is located four miles to the east of the A10 Hertford to Royston road.

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