All of the pictures in this gallery were taken at North Weald airfield in Essex.  The airfield dates back to 1916, during the first world war, and went on to become a famous fighter station during the second.  RAF operations from North Weald ended in 1958 and it officially closed in 1964.  It was used again in 1968 for some of the scenes in the film "The Battle of Britain" so for a brief period it relived its former glory.  In 2006 the airfield celebrated its 90th anniversary.  Now it is the home for several aircraft collections and various fly-ins take place throughout the year.

 

 

The Squadron provides the club facilities which are housed in original WW II buildings complete with furnishings of the period - walking into the Squadron is like going back in time.

When sitting outside the Squadron on a fine sunny day - look up into the sky and close your eyes: it doesn't take much imagination to hear the sound of the Merlins and the chatter of the pilots as they talk about their exploits back in the summer of 1940.

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Hurricane Trio

Hurricane XIIa

Hurricane I

Spitfire IX

Spitfire IX Study

Spitfire PR XI

"Big Beautiful Doll"

"Janie" I

"Janie" II

"Fools Rush In"

Yak 50

Yak 3

Beech 17 Staggerwing

Chipmunk

Gypsy Moth

Tiger Moth Wheel Detail

Tiger Moth Instrument Panel

Stampe SV4B

Bücker Jungmann

Pitts Special S2A

Xtreme Extra

Sukhoi SU 29

Sukhoi SU 29 II

Beech Bonanza

F16 Preparing For Take-Off

F16 Take-Off

F16 Departing North Weald

North Weald After The Storm

My Granddad, James Latham, was an airframe rigger in the RFC and served at North Weald circa 1917

A copy of this photograph is on display at the North Weald Airfield Museum

The Spirit of North Weald Gate Guardian

Memorial Window

Original Prints, Greetings Cards and Gifts are available for purchase

in the Gallery Shop