Royal Air Force Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force Sub 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.
RAF Tuddenham | |||||||||||
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| Tuddenham, Suffolk in England | |||||||||||
  RAF Tuddenham Shown within Suffolk  RAF Tuddenham RAF Tuddenham (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°18′43″N 000°34′30″E / 52.31194°N 0.57500°E | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Sub station | ||||||||||
| Code | TD | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 3 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941 | ||||||||||
| Built by | M.J. Gleeson Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | October 1943–1947 1959–July 1963 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 22 metres (72 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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Station history
edit- No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF.[2]
- 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.[3]
- No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.[4]
- No. 149 Squadron RAF between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.[5]
- 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.[6]
- No. 207 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.[7]
- No. 281 Maintenance Unit.[2]
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.[8]
Current use
editThe site is now used for farming[2] and Gunman Airsoft.
See also
editReferences
editCitations
edit- ^ Falconer 2012, p. 197.
- ^ 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
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- Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- 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.