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Horsham
St Faith
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Truck
mounted, watercooled .50 cal AA gun - USAAF style!
1943
(© via Peter Randall)
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Where
did they leave that truck... 2003
(© Karl Lake)
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RAF
Horsham St Faith airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Norwich
airport
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Met Section 5845/39
2. Modern control tower |
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Tower:
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Used as offices
2. In use |
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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06/40 to 08/42, Bomber Station built pre-war with several Sqns based here. 09/42 to
11/42, 437th, 438th, 439th and 440th Bomb Squadrons of the 319th Bombardment
Group with B-26 Marauders from Shipdham,
some moved to Attlebridge, the rest
to North Africa. 04/43 to
07/43, 61st,
62nd and 63rd Fighter Squadrons of the 56th Fighter Group 'Zemke's Wolfpack'
with P-47 Thunderbolts moved here from Kings
Cliffe. Moved to Halesworth when Horsham
St Faith was rebuilt as a heavy bomber airfield with concrete runways. 01/44 to
07/45, 752nd, 753rd, 754th and 755th Bombardment Squadrons of the 458th
Bombardment Group (Heavy) from the USA with B-24 Liberators, flew 240
missions losing 47 aircraft in combat along with another 18 before returning
to the USA. 10/07/45 to
03/67, Transferred to RAF Fighter Command.Reopened as Norwich Airport after RAF closure. |
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Horsham
St Faith
- 56th Fighter Group - 319th Bomb Group - 458th Bomb Group -
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber and
Fighter
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Opened:
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01/06/40
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Closed:
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RAF closure 1967
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ID Code:
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HF
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USAAF Station:
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123
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Runways:
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grass, then 3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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5x - C Type
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County:
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Norfolk
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Location:
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4 miles N of Norwich
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OS Ref:
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TG221137
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
copyright as stated
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P-47
Thunderbolts of 'The Wolfpack' - 56th FG 1943-44
(© via Peter Randall)
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Horsham
St Faith
- 56th FG - 319th BG - 458th BG -
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The
modern Norwich airport control tower 2009
(© Steve Ward)
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Horsham
St Faith
- 56th Fighter Group - 319th Bomb Group - 458th Bomb Group -
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RAF
Horsham St Faith 8th USAAF airfield - 56 FG - 319 BG - 458 BG - control
tower - Norwich airport -
www.controltowers.co.uk © robert truman 2003 |