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1944
(© 359th FG, USAAF via Josef Vrana)
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RAF East
Wretham airfield
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Airfield Today:
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Agriculture,
Army training
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Tower Type:
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Unique!
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Tower:
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Demolished
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Other
Buildings:
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Not
known
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History:
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03/1940 First used as a Satellite Landing Ground used by Wellingtons from
Honington. 09/1940 to 05/1942, No. 311 (Czech) Sqn with Wellingtons from Honington, moved to Aldergrove. The Czech Training Flight (01/01/1942, renamed 1429 Flight) remained here until moving to Woolfox Lodge 07/1942. 11/1942 to 08/1942, No. 115 Sqn from Mildenhall with Wellingtons then Lancasters. No. 1678 Conversion Unit with Lancasters based here, moved to Mildenhall.  10/1943 to
11/1945, 368th, 369th and 370th Fighter Squadrons of the 359th Fighter Group
with P-47 Thunderbolts on ground attack missions. 03/1944, re-equipped with
P-51 Mustangs on bomber escort missions. Flew 346 missions from East Wretham. 11/1945 Transferred
to 12 Group Fighter Command, 05/1946 transferred to Bomber Command. 07/1946
Technical Training Command then became a Polish resettlement camp. |
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RAF East
Wretham - 359th Fighter Group -
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RAF East
Wretham - 359th Fighter Group -
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Airfield:
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Operational fighter
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Opened:
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03/1940
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Closed:
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ID Code:
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UT
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USAAF Station:
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133
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Runways:
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Grass then 1x - PSP
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Hangars:
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2x - Bellman, 6x - Blister
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County:
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Norfolk
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Location:
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6 miles NE of Thetford
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OS Ref:
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TL905895
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Links:
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©:
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Photographs ©
copyright as stated
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RAF East
Wretham - 359th Fighter Group - |
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1944 (© USAAF via Peter Randall) |
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RAF East
Wretham airfield 1940-46 - 359th Fighter Group -
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359th HQ (above) Signals square and airfield code (below) 1945 (© 359th Fighter Group, USAAF) |
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RAF East
Wretham airfield 1940-46 - 359th Fighter Group - |
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1945 (© 359th Fighter Group, USAAF) |
RAF East
Wretham airfield 1940-46 - 359th Fighter Group - |
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RAF East Wretham 359 FG airfield + control tower = www.controltowers.co.uk
© robert truman 2003
- East Wretham - updated 16/12/2014 - |