Its a very busy airport these days, but it wasnt always the way for Stansted airport. In world war 2, airports were in short supply and being attacked daily. Britain needed airports and runways to launch their attacks on the enemy in Europe and also to train new pilots. One of the most important aspects of wartime airfields were maintenance depots and RAF Stansted Mountifchet became exactly that. The air base was used by both American and British air … Continue reading →