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RAF Great Massingham

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 but was upgraded to a parent station on 3 June 1944. The airfield closed in 1945, although remained in use for storage until 1958.

History

The following units were posted here at some point:

Current use

The airfield was sold in 1958 and returned to agricultural use. The runways remained, however, although the control tower was demolished, and the airfield was reactivated for aviation by O.C. Brun Esq.

See also

References

Citations

  1. ^ Falconer 2012, p. 102.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 30.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 51.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 88.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 64.
  7. ^ "Great Massingham". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  8. ^ Lake 1999, p. 99.

Bibliography

  • 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.
  • Lake, A (1999). Flying units of the RAF. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-84037-086-6.