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Great
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1975
(© Fred Cubberley)
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RAF
Great Massingham airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch Office with Ops
Room for Bomber Satellite Stations, 15898/40, 7345/41
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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9/40 to 4/41, 18 Sqn Blenheims from West
Raynham, moved to Oulton. 5/41 to 8/43,
107 Sqn Blenheims and Bostons. 5/41 to 8/41, 90 Sqn with Flying Fortress
I's, moved to Polebrook.9/42 to 10/43, 98 Sqn with Mitchell bombers, moved to Foulsham. 7/43 to 9/43, 342 (French) Sqn with Bostons. Airfield then closed and rebuilt with concrete runways. 5/44 to 6/45, 1692 Flight, bomber support training unit, with Anson, Beaufighter, Mosquito, Oxford and Wellington. 6/44 to 8/45, 169 Sqn Mosquitos from Little Snoring. 8/45, Transferred to Fighter Command and used as a satellite for West Raynham and hangars used for storage. |
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1969
(© Peter Broom)
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RAF Station
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Airfield:
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Operational bomber
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Opened:
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9/1940, Satellite to
West Raynham
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Closed:
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4/1958
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Code:
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GM
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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Grass then 3 concrete
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Hangars:
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4x - T2, 1x - B1
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County:
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Norfolk
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Location:
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7 miles SW of Fakenham
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OS Ref:
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TF805236
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
Great Massingham airfield
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RAF
Great Massingham airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2006
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