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North
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2000
(© Joanna Barnes)
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RAF
North Creake 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 with lower front windows to 343/43 (centre two windows
now removed)
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Tower:
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Now
a house
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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1941, Site first used as a decoy airfield for Docking.
10/42 to 03/43, Airfield built here, completed 11/43 but then put on Care
and Maintenance waiting for the runways to be extended. This did not happen
and the airfield was re-opened 04/44.05/44 to 03/08/45, 199 Sqn from Lakenheath with Mandrel equipped Short Stirlings, 03/45 re-equipped with Halifax III's. 09/44 to 03/08/45, 171 Sqn formed here with Halifax bombers from 199 Sqns 'C' Flight. 10/45 to 09/47, No. 274 MU from Swannington storing then scrapping Mosquitoes, airfield then closed. |
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North Creake
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Disbandment
of 199 and 171 Squadrons at North Creake 03/08/1945
(© via Peter Hill)
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RAF
North Creake
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Airfield:
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Bomber Command
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Opened:
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11/1943
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Closed:
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1947
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Code:
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NO
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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3x - concrete
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Hangars:
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1x - B1, 2x - T2
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County:
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Norfolk
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Location:
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2 miles NW of Little
Walsingham
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OS Ref:
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TF899385
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©:
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All
photographs copyright ©
as stated
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RAF
North Creake - 171 Sqn - 199 Sqn - 274 MU -
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1998
(© Martin Hall)
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2000
(© Joanna Barnes)
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RAF
North Creake airfield
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RAF
North Creake airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk ©
robert truman 2007 - North Creake -
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