High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! RAF Station Little Walden (also known as Hadstock) is a former World War II airfield in Essex, England. The airfield is located approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) north-northeast of Saffron Walden; about 38 miles (61 km) north-northeast of London. Opened in 1944, it was used by both the Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Force. During the war it was used primarily as a bomber and fighter combat airfield. After the war it was used for surplus military storage before being closed in 1958. Today the remains of the airfield are located on private property being used as agricultural fields. Little Walden Park and the adjoining farms was selected for a RAF Bomber Command airfield in the summer of 1942 and was originally called Hadstock. However, construction did not begin until 1943 and the official name was changed to Little Walden.