RAF Debden
| RAF Debden USAAF Station 356 | |||||||||
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| Debden, Essex in England | |||||||||
Debden Airfield – 9 July 1946 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station Sector Station 1939-42 | ||||||||
| Code | DB | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces British Army | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command 1939-42 * No. 11 Group RAF Eighth Air Force | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°59′30″N 000°16′14″E / 51.99167°N 0.27056°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1936/37 | ||||||||
| Built by | W. & C. French Ltd | ||||||||
| In use | April 1937 – 1975 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 120 metres (394 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) north of the village of Debden in north Essex, England