Royal Air Force Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south east of Mildenhall, Suffolk, England and 7.8 miles (12.6 km) north west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
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| Airport type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Tuddenham, Suffolk | ||||||||||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||||||||||
| In use | 1941–1947 1959–1963 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 62 ft / 19 m | ||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′38″N 000°34′30″E / 52.31056°N 0.57500°E | ||||||||||||||||||
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  RAF Tuddenham Location in Suffolk | |||||||||||||||||||
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Station history edit
- No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF.[1]
- No. 90 Squadron RAF starting on 13 October 1943 with the Short Stirling III before changing to the Avro Lancaster I and III in May 1944 and leaving on 11 November 1946 to RAF Wyton.[2]
- No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.[3]
- No. 149 Squadron RAF between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.[4]
- No. 186 Squadron RAF reformed at RAF Tuddenham on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Stradishall on 17 December 1945 where the squadron disbanded on 17 July 1945.[5]
- No. 207 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.[6]
- No. 281 Maintenance Unit.[1]
Post war edit
- USAF 3114th Ammo Supply Squadron <Munitions storage and refurbishment. 1955–1959. Reestablished when the 8th Air Force returned to RAF Lakenheath. About 100 USAF airmen in refurbished barracks. A small RAF contingent for munitions disposal. Bombs in runways marked with large X. Small arms stored in hangars.
- No. 107 Squadron RAF – PGM-17 Thor nuclear missiles.[7]
Current use edit
The site is now used for farming[1] and Gunman Airsoft.
See also edit
References edit
Citations edit
- ^ a b c "Tuddenham". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 52.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 62.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 69.
- ^ "Bomber Command – Tuddenham". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
Bibliography edit
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- Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.