RAF Bacton

RAF Bacton
Near Norwich, Norfolk in England
RAF Bacton Shown within Norfolk
Coordinates	52°51′25″N 001°28′09″E / 52.85694°N 1.46917°E / 52.85694; 1.46917Coordinates: 52°51′25″N 001°28′09″E / 52.85694°N 1.46917°E / 52.85694; 1.46917
Type	Royal Air Force base
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1915 (1915)
In use	1915-1919 (1919)
Airfield information
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Grass field

RAF Bacton is a former Royal Air Force landing field, built to accommodate aircraft intercepting Zeppelin bombers during the First World War.

History

The only unit to use Bacton was a detachment of No. 219 Squadron RAF between 22 July 1918 and March 1919 with various aircraft.^[1]

A hangar from RAF Bacton was relocated to North Walsham after the closure of the airfield, where it became a garage workshop. This building was damaged in high winds,^[2] but an attempt to save the roof failed to salvage the structure, which was demolished in April 2007.^[3]

References

Citations

Bibliography

• Jefford MBE, Wg Cdr 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. 

External links

• RAF Bacton at Wikimapia

See also

Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Bacton.

• Royal Air Force station
• List of former Royal Air Force stations
• List of Royal Air Force aircraft squadrons

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