RAF North Creake airfield

2000 (© Joanna Barnes)

RAF North Creake airfield

Watch Office for all Commands 12779/41 with lower front windows to 343/43

Other Buildings:

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 07/45, 199 Sqn from Lakenheath with Mandrel equipped Short Stirlings, 03/45 re-equipped with Halifax III's.
09/44 to 07/45, 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.

1998 (© Martin Hall)

1x - B1, 2x - T2

2 miles NW of Little Walsingham

RAF North Creake - 171 Sqn - 199 Sqn - 274 MU -

RAF North Creake airfield

RAF North Creake airfield
Airfield Today:	Agriculture
Tower Type:	Watch Office for all Commands 12779/41 with lower front windows to 343/43
Tower:	Now a house
Other Buildings:	Not known
History:	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 07/45, 199 Sqn from Lakenheath with Mandrel equipped Short Stirlings, 03/45 re-equipped with Halifax III's. 09/44 to 07/45, 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.

RAF Station
Airfield:	Bomber Command
Opened:	11/1943
Closed:	1947
Code:	NO
USAAF Station:	N/A
Runways:	3x concrete
Hangars:	1x - B1, 2x - T2
County:	Norfolk
Location:	2 miles NW of Little Walsingham
OS Ref:	TF985385
©:	All photographs copyright © as stated
RAF North Creake - 171 Sqn - 199 Sqn - 274 MU -