Also known as the Chingford Royal Naval Air Station – Chingford Aerodrome was located at what is now the William Girling reservoir (built 1935).
Road through William Girling reservoir (Image: Gary Stone)
Between 1915 and 1919 it was used to train around 1,000 pilots before they were sent off to fight in the World War One in Europe.
- Gary Stone is a local historian (chingfordhistory.org.uk)
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