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West
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Watch
Office 2002 (© David Hawes)
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RAF
West Raynham airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Brownfield
site for building
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Tower Type:
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1. Watch Office with
Tower (Fort Type), 207/36 (concrete), tower later removed and new Control
Room built 4698/43
2. Control Tower for Very Heavy Bomber Stations 294/45 |
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Tower:
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Both
control towers now disused/derelict, only four of the later type were
built
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Other
Buildings:
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Many
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History:
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Station history... |
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RAF
West Raynham airfield
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Watch
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Nicholls)
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RAF
West Raynham airfield
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Airfield:
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Operational Bomber
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Opened:
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5/1939
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Closed:
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7/1994
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Code:
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WR
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USAAF Station:
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N/A
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Runways:
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concrete, tarmac
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Hangars:
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4 C Type
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County:
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Norfolk
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Location:
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5 miles SW of Fakenham
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OS Ref:
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TF850245
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs © copyright
as stated
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RAF
West Raynham airfield
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2001
Very
Heavy Bomber Station control tower (© Dan McKenzie)
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2001
(© Dan McKenzie)
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2002
(© via John V Nicholls)
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RAF
West Raynham airfield
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West
Raynham airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk © robert
truman 2003 - West Raynham -
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