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Royal Air Force Great Massingham or more simply RAF Great Massingham is a former Royal Air Force station located 8.1 miles (13 km) southwest of Fakenham, Norfolk and 11.7 miles (18.8 km) east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
RAF Great Massingham | |||||||||||
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Near Great Massingham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
![]() RAF Great Massingham on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940 | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°46′50″N 000°40′36″E / 52.78056°N 0.67667°E | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | 1940-1958 | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 85 metres (279 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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The airfield was built as a satellite airfield of RAF West Raynham in 1940. The airfield closed in 1945, although remained in use for storage until the 1950s.
History
editThe following units were posted here at some point:
- No. 18 Squadron RAF 1940–41[1]
- No. 90 Squadron RAF 1941[2]
- No. 107 Squadron RAF 1941[3]
- No. 342 Squadron RAF 1943[4]
- No. 169 Squadron RAF 1944–45[5]
- No. 16 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section[6]
- No. 1482 (Bombing) Gunnery Flight[6]
- No. 1692 (Bomber Support Training) Unit RAF[6]
- No. 1694 (Target Towing) Flight RAF became No. 1694 Bomber (Defence) Training Flight RAF[7]
- No. 4109 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment[6]
- No. 4303 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment[6]
- Central Fighter Establishment[6]
Current use
editThe airfield was sold in 1958 and returned to agricultural use. Although the runways are still present and still used, the control tower has been demolished.
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
- ^ a b c d e f "Great Massingham". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Lake 1999, p. 99.
Bibliography
edit- 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.
- Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.
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