RAF Great Massingham

RAF Great Massingham
RAF Great Massingham
Near Great Massingham, Norfolk in England
	RAF Great Massingham on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940
	RAF Great Massingham Shown within Norfolk
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
Runways
03/21	1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Concrete
09/27	1,780 metres (5,840 ft) Concrete
13/31	1,200 metres (3,937 ft) Concrete

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.

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]

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[FOOTNOTEJefford198830-1] Jefford 1988, p. 30.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198851-2] Jefford 1988, p. 51.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198855-3] Jefford 1988, p. 55.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198888-4] Jefford 1988, p. 88.

[FOOTNOTEJefford198864-5] Jefford 1988, p. 64.

[ABCT-6] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Great Massingham". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 21 November 2014.

[FOOTNOTELake199999-7] Lake 1999, p. 99.

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