Norfolk airfields

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Norfolk Airfields

This is a list of current or former military airfields within the county of Norfolk. For a list of all RAF stations, see List of RAF stations

RAF Attlebridge - Air Station 120 in the USAAF 8th Air Force.
RAF Bacton - First World War "Landing Ground"
RAF Barton Bendish - Second World War Landing Ground
RAF Bircham Newton
RAF Bodney - Also known as Air Station 141 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Burgh Castle - First World War Landing Ground
RAF Bylaugh Hall - Second World War Landing Ground
RAF Coltishall - to be closed down in 2006
RAF Deopham Green - Air Station 142 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Docking
RAF Downham Market
RAF East Wretham - Air Station 133 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Feltwell - one time Thor IBM station
RAF Fersfield - Air Station 140 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Foulsham
RAF Great Massingham - bomber station
RAF Great Yarmouth - First World War
RAF Hardwick - Air Station 104 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Harling Road - First World War
RAF Hethel - Air Station 114 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RNAS Hickling Broad - First World War pre RAF Royal Naval Air Service base
RAF Hingham - First World War "Landing Ground"
RAF Holt - First World War "Landing Ground"
RAF Horsham St Faith - (1939 - 1967), now site of Norwich International Airport
RAF Langham - joint Fleet Air Arm/RAF
RAF Little Snoring - bomber station
RAF Ludham
RAF Marham
RAF Matlaske
RAF Mattishall - First World War
RAF Methwold
RAF Mousehold Heath - 1914 under RFC, became first Norwich Airport in 1933
RAF Narborough
RAF North Creake
RAF North Pickenham - Thorm IBM satellite station
RAF Old Buckenham - Also known as Air Station 144 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Oulton
RAF Pulham - used for the development of British airships between the wars.
RAF Rackheath - Air Station 145 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Sculthorpe 1943-
RAF Sedgeford
RAF Seething - Air Station 146 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Shipdham - Air Station 115 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Snetterton Heath - Air Station 138 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Swannington
RAF Swanton Morley
RAF Thetford
RAF Tibenham - Air Station 124 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Watton
RAF Wendling - Air Station 118 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF West Raynham

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