RAF Great Massingham
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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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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.
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
[edit]The 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
[edit]The 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
[edit]References
[edit]Citations
[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.
External links
[edit]- https://web.archive.org/web/20071211040927/http://www.greatmassingham.net/page8.html
- Control Towers