Norfolk airfields

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Norfolk Airfields

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, Royal Naval Air Service, Royal Air Force, Army Air Corps or the United States Air Force.

For a list of all RAF stations in the UK and abroad, see List of RAF stations.

RAF Attlebridge - Air Station 120 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Bacton - First World War "Landing Ground"
RAF Barton Bendish - Second World War Landing Ground
RAF Bircham Newton - now a training establishment to the civil Construction Industry Training Board
RAF Bodney - also known as Air Station 141 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Burgh Castle - First World War Landing Ground
RAF Bylaugh Hall - Second World War Landing Ground
RAF Coltishall - the last operational WW2 airfield, closed in 2006, now known as "MoD Coltishall" until its disposal
RAF Deopham Green - Air Station 142 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Docking
RAF Downham Market
RAF East Wretham - Air Station 133 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Feltwell - one time Thor IBM station
RAF Fersfield - Air Station 140 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Foulsham
RAF Great Massingham - bomber station
RAF Great Yarmouth - First World War
RAF Hardwick - Air Station 104 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Harling Road - First World War
RAF Hethel - Air Station 114 in the USAAF 8th Air Force, now owned by Lotus Cars
RNAS Hickling Broad - First World War pre RAF Royal Naval Air Service base
RAF Hingham - First World War "Landing Ground"
RAF Holt - First World War "Landing Ground"
RAF Horsham St Faith - (1939 - 1967), now site of Norwich International Airport
RAF Knettishall
RAF Langham - joint Fleet Air Arm/RAF
RAF Little Snoring - bomber station
RAF Ludham - now a private landing strip
RAF Marham - current home to the Panavia Tornado GR4, and former home to last of the mighty Victor
RAF Matlaske
RAF Mattishall - First World War
RAF Methwold
RAF Mousehold Heath - 1914 under RFC, became first Norwich Airport in 1933
RAF Narborough
RAF North Creake
RAF North Pickenham - Thorm IBM satellite station
RAF Old Buckenham - Also known as Air Station 144 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Oulton
RAF Pulham - used for the development of British airships between the wars.
RAF Rackheath - Air Station 145 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Sculthorpe 1943- (former USAF)
RAF Sedgeford
RAF Seething - Air Station 146 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Shipdham - Air Station 115 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Snetterton Heath - Air Station 138 in the USAAF 8th Air Force, now Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit
RAF Swannington
RAF Swanton Morley
RAF Thetford
RAF Thorpe Abbotts
RAF Tibenham - Air Station 124 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF Watton
RAF Wendling - Air Station 118 in the USAAF 8th Air Force
RAF West Raynham