RAF Knettishall explained

RAF Knettishall
Location:Knettishall, Suffolk
Country:England
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Ownership:Air Ministry
Operator:Royal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlledby:Eighth Air Force
Built:/43
Used:1943 -
Battles:European theatre of World War II
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Royal Air Force Knettishall or more simply RAF Knettishall is a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England, UK. During the Second World War, it was numbered as Station 136 by the United States Army Air Forces while home to the 388th Bombardment Group and its four squadrons consisting of:

Part of the Eighth Air Force between 1943 and 1945.[1] Royal Air Force Knettishall was declared surplus to RAF requirements after the war's end, it was closed in 1957. Most of the runways and buildings were demolished by the late 1960s, although some were still standing as ruins by 2000.[2] The airfield itself remains in limited use by light general aviation aircraft to the present day.[3]

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  1. Book: Anderson, Capt. Barry. Army Air Forces Stations: A Guide to the Stations Where U.S. Army Air Forces Personnel Served in the United Kingdom During World War II. Research Division, USAF Historical Research Center. 1985. Maxwell AFB, AL. 7 July 2012.
  2. Web site: KNE 031 - Knettishall Airfield - Suffolk Heritage Explorer . heritage.suffolk.gov.uk.
  3. Web site: Knettishall . www.abct.org.uk . Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK.