RAF_Great_Massingham Knowpia

RAF Great Massingham
RAF Great Massingham
Near Great Massingham, Norfolk in England
	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.