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EAST WRETHAM |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Norfolk |
UT | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
March 1940 |
Runways |
3 Grass | ||||
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Closed |
July 1946 |
Hangers |
2 – Bellman | ||||
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Elevation |
135 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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322 Sqn |
3 GP |
16/09/40 |
28/04/42 |
Wellington I | |||
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1429 Flt |
3 GP |
01/42 |
07/42 |
Wellington, Oxford | |||
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115 Sqn |
3 GP |
08/11/42 |
06/08/43 |
Wellington III, Lancaster II | |||
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1678 HCU |
3 GP |
03/43 |
08/43 |
Lancaster II | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as satellite to Honington March 1940 | |||||||
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Closed to C&M August 1940 | |||||||
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Reopened as satellite to Mildenhall November 1942 | |||||||
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Transferred to USAAF control October 1943 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||