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WATTON |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Norfolk |
WN | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
January 1939 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
2 – Type B1, 4 – Type C4, 3 – Type T2 | ||||
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Elevation |
190 |
feet |
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Contractor |
John Laing & Son Ltd |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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21 Sqn |
2 GP |
02/03/39 |
24/06/40 |
Blenheim I, IV | |||
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30/10/40 |
25/12/41 |
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82 Sqn |
2 GP |
22/08/39 |
21/03/42 |
Blenheim I, IV | |||
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18 Sqn |
2 GP |
21/05/40 |
26/05/40 |
Blenheim I, IV | |||
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105 Sqn |
2 GP |
10/07/40 |
31/10/40 |
Blenheim IV | |||
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90 Sqn |
3 GP |
03/05/41 |
15/05/41 |
Fortress I | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as full station status January 1939 | |||||||
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Transferred to USAAF control May 1943 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||
