List of Norfolk airfields explained

This is a list of current or former military airfields within the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia. They may have been used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), Royal Air Force (RAF), Army Air Corps (AAC), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) or the United States Air Force (USAF).

For a list of current RAF stations in the UK and abroad, see List of Royal Air Force stations and for former stations see List of former Royal Air Force stations.

Name Alt Name Used by Dates Current use Notes
USAAF Station 120 (Eighth Air Force) RAF, USAAF June 1941 – 5 August 1956 Farmland [1]
RNAS Bacton RNAS, RAF 1915 – March 1919 Farmland First World War Landing Ground.[2]
RAF September 1939 – October 1942 Farmland Second World War Landing Ground (satellite to Marham).[3]
RAF, FAA May 1918 – December 1962 Second World War Landing Ground.[4]
USAAF Station 141 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF March 1940 – November 1945 Farmland Second World War Landing Ground.[5]
RNAS Burgh Castle RNAS, RAF 1915–1919 Open Land First World War Landing Ground.[6]
RAF 1943–1945 Private ownership Headquarters of No. 100 Group RAF.
USAAF Station 355 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF May 1940 – November 2006 The last operational WW2 airfield, closed in 2006, known as MoD Coltishall until its disposal.[7]
USAAF Station 142 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF January 1944 – January 1948 Farmland Second World War Landing Ground.[8]
RAF July 1940 – September 1946 Farmland [9]
RAF 1942 – October 1946 Bexwell Industrial Estate [10]
USAAF Station 133 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1940 – July 1948 British Army use [11]
RFC, RAF, USAF November 1917 – Present Housing and education for USAF personnel [12]
USAAF Station 140 / 554 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1944 – March 1946 Farmland [13]
RAF May 1942 – June 1962 Farmland/Industry [14]
RAF July 1940 – November 1950 (closed to flying) Farmland/Limited Flying Bomber station.[15]
RNAS Great Yarmouth[16] RNAS, RAF April 1913 – November 1920 Camp Site[17] Land and seaplane base during WWI.[18] In WW2 used by No. 16 Recruits Centre from 1941–1946 (AIR 29/504)[19]
USAAF Station 104 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF September 1942 – August 1946 Farmland/Limited Flying [20]
RFC Harling Road RFC, RAF December 1916 – March 1920 Industry First World War.[21]
USAAF Station 114 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1942 – June 1948 Lotus Cars/Hethel Engineering Centre [22]
RAF August 1918 – September 1919 Moorings[23]
RFC Hingham RFC, RAF 1916–1919 Farmland First World War Landing Ground.[24]
RNAS Holt RNAS, RAF November 1915 – 1920s Farming/ Open land First World War Landing Ground.[25]
USAAF Station 123 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1940–1967.[26] [27]
USAAF Station 136 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF January 1943 – 1957 Farmland [28]
RAF, FAA 1940–1961 Turkey farm/Heritage site Joint Fleet Air Arm/RAF.[29]
RAF 1943–1958 Private airfield Bomber station.[30]
RNAS Ludham RAF, RNAS November 1941 – April 1946 Farmland/housing/landing strip Allocated to US 8th AF as Station 177, but not used.[31] [32]
RFC Marham RFC, RAF 1916–1919, 1935–present [33]
USAAF Station 178 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1940–1946 Farmland [34]
RFC Mattishall RFC, RAF November 1915 – May 1919 Farmland First World War.[35]
RAF 1938–1958 Farmland/industry [36]
RFC Mousehold Heath, Norwich Municipal Airport RFC, Civil, RAF 1914–1933 Housing Estate & Light Industry [37]
RNAS Narborough, RFC Narborough RNAS, RFC, RAF August 1915 – December 1919 Farmland [38]
Code Name: WORKER RAF (No. 100 Group, 199 & 171 Sqns) 1943–1947 Farmland/housing/industry The Control Tower is now a bed and breakfast,[39] with the rest of the site in agricultural use with some light industry in the former airfield buildings.[40]
USAAF Station 143 RAF, USAAF 1944–1963 Runways used by Bernard Matthews as bases for turkey sheds. Thor IRBM site now used by Anglia Karting. Thor IBRM station 1958–1963.[41]
USAAF Station 144 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1943–1960 [42]
RAF July 1940 – August 1952 Farmland [43]
RNAS Pulham RNAS, RAF 1915–1948 Farmland Used for the development of British airships between the wars, hangar moved to Cardington (Bedfordshire), used as crashed aircraft dump in WW2.[44]
USAAF Station 145 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1944–1945 Farmland/industrial [45]
RAF, USAAF, USAF January 1943 – October 1992 Housing/industry/MoD training area [46]
RNAS Sedgeford, RFC Sedgeford RNAS, RFC, RAF 1915–1919, 1940–1944 Farmland Used as decoy airfield during WWII.[47]
USAAF Station 146 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1943–1945 [48]
USAAF Station 115 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1942–1957 [49]
USAAF Station 138 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1943–1952 [50]
RAF April 1944 – November 1947 Farmland/industry [51]
Robertson Barracks RAF, Army 1940–present [52]
RFC Thetford RFC, RAF 1915–1920, 1940–1942 Farmland Used as decoy airfield during WWII.[53]
USAAF Station 139 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1943–1956 Farmland/civil aviation Home of 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum.[54]
RFC Tibenham, USAAF Station 124 (8th AF) RFC, RAF, USAAF 1916–1920, 1942–1959 Airfield Now owned by Norfolk Gliding Club.[55]
USAAF Station 376 / 505 RAF, USAAF 1939–1992 [56]
USAAF Station 118 (8th AF) RAF, USAAF 1943–1961 Farmland [57]
RAF, FAA May 1939 – June 1994 Farmland/housing [58]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Attlebridge . . 11 February 2013.
  2. Web site: Bacton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  3. Web site: Barton Bendish . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  4. Web site: Bircham Newton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  5. Web site: Bodney . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  6. Web site: Burgh Castle . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  7. Web site: Coltishall . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  8. Web site: Deopham Green . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  9. Web site: Docking . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  10. Web site: Downham Market (Bexwell) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  11. Web site: East Wretham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  12. Web site: Feltwell . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  13. Web site: Fersfield (Winfarthing) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  14. Web site: Foulsham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  15. Web site: Great Massingham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  16. This aerodrome is usually known as South Denes Royal Naval Air Service aerodrome or RNAS South Denes
  17. http://www.edp24.co.uk/features/great-yarmouth-s-air-aces-who-took-on-the-zeppelins-1-5306354 Great Yarmouth’s air aces who took on the Zeppelins; Trevor Heaton; Article
  18. Web site: Great Yarmouth I (South Denes) (Yarmouth) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  19. Web site: AIR 29/504 . . 11 February 2013.
  20. Web site: Hardwick, Norfolk . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  21. Web site: Harling Road (Roudham) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  22. Web site: Hethel . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  23. Web site: Hickling Broad . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  24. Web site: Hingham – an airfield fallen into obscurity . 11 September 2016 . Aviation Trails . 23 November 2016.
  25. Web site: Holt . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  26. Web site: RAF Horsham St Faith airfield . Control Towers . 11 February 2013.
  27. Web site: Horsham St Faith (Norwich) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  28. Web site: Knettishall . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 11 February 2013.
  29. Web site: Langham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  30. Web site: About the Airfield . McAully Flying Group . 23 November 2016.
  31. Web site: Ludham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  32. Web site: Ludham, Norfolk . The MONAB Story . 23 November 2016.
  33. Web site: Royal Air Force Marham . raf.mod.uk . 17 July 2022 . en-gb.
  34. Web site: Matlaske . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  35. Web site: Mattishall . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  36. Web site: Methwold . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  37. Web site: Mousehold Heath . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  38. Web site: Narborough Aerodrome . Royal Air Force . 23 November 2016.
  39. Web site: The Control Tower History . Control Tower Stays . 23 November 2016.
  40. Web site: North Creake . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  41. Web site: North Pickenham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  42. Web site: Old Buckenham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  43. Web site: Oulton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  44. Web site: Pulham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  45. Web site: Rackheath . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  46. Web site: Sculthorpe . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  47. Web site: Sedgeford . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  48. Web site: About Seething Airfield . Seething Flying Club . 23 November 2016.
  49. Web site: Shipdham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  50. Web site: Snetterton Heath . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  51. Web site: Swannington . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  52. Web site: Swanton Morley . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  53. Web site: Thetford (Snarehill) . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  54. Web site: Thorpe Abbotts . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  55. Web site: About Tibenham Airfield . Norfolk Gliding Club . 23 November 2016.
  56. Web site: Watton . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  57. Web site: Wendling . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.
  58. Web site: West Raynham . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust . 23 November 2016.

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