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Lavenham
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2003
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Mark Brotherton)
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Lavenham
airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture
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Tower Type:
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Watch office for All
Commands 12779/41, 10302/42 (and appears to have lower front windows to
343/43)
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Tower:
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Offices
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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04/44 to 08/45, 836th, 837th, 838th and 839th Bombardment Squadrons of
the 487th Bombardment Group (Heavy). Flew 46 missions with the B-24 Liberator
before converting to the B-17 Flying Fortress 07/44, flying a further
139 missions, losing 48 aircraft. 24/12/44, This is the airfield from which Brigadier General Frederick Castle flew from when he won the Medal of Honor. Post-war the airfield remained on care and maintenance until 1958 when it was sold. |
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Lavenham
control tower is just visible in the right side background behind the
487th BG Liberators May
1944 (©
USAAF)
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RAF and 8th USAAF
Station
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber Station
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Opened:
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04/1944
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Closed:
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/1948
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ID Code:
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LV
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USAAF Station:
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137
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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2x - T2
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County:
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Suffolk
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Location:
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7 miles N of Sudbury
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OS Ref:
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TL895524
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©:
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Photos copyright
© as stated
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Lavenham
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2003
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Mark Brotherton)
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1998
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Mark Church)
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RAF
Lavenham airfield - 487th BG -
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RAF
Lavenham 487th BG airfield and control tower www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2003
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