Royal Air Force Hethel or more simply RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station (ICAO: EGSK) which was used by both the United States Army Air Forces...
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the 1960s. The Lotus Cars test track uses sections of the old RAF Hethel runway. Hethel is noted for containing the oldest known living hawthorn tree...
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RAF Turnhouse 4 January 1946 – RAF Wick 31 March 1946 – RAF Charterhall 23 March 1946 – RAF Hethel (under British command until 1 January 1941. Abbreviations:...
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and Team Lotus are on the eastern edge of the former RAF Hethel, east of Wymondham (A11) at Hethel (Bracon Ash). Jeyes Group makes household chemicals...
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List of former Royal Air Force stations (redirect from List of former RAF stations)
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
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Royal Air Force Ahlhorn or more simply RAF Ahlhorn, is a former Royal Air Force station located 1 mile (1.6 km) south east of the centre of Ahlhorn, Lower...
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factory and road test facility at Hethel, near Wymondham in Norfolk. The site is a former World War II airfield, RAF Hethel, and the test track uses sections...
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Combat Bombardment Wing, RAF Hethel (Call sign: Winston/Bourbon) 389th Bombardment Group (Circle-C, Black/White Vertical ), RAF Hethel 445th Bombardment Group...
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Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 February 2013. "Hethel". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 11 February 2013. "Hickling...
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Most units of the Royal Air Force (RAF) are identified by a two character alphabetical or alpha- numeric combination squadron code. Usually, that code...
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Royal Air Force Molesworth or more simply RAF Molesworth is a Royal Air Force station located near Molesworth, Cambridgeshire, England with a history...
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Chapman moved Lotus to new premises at Hethel in Norfolk. A new factory was built on the site, the former RAF Hethel bomber base, and the old runways were...
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No. 317 Polish Fighter Squadron (redirect from No. 317 Squadron RAF)
fighter unit on 3 January 1947 (it had earlier disbanded as a RAF fighter unit at RAF Hethel on 18 December 1946). Lewis 1968, pp. 95–97; 125. Halley 1988...
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Royal Air Force Fairwood Common, or more simply RAF Fairwood Common, (IATA: EGFH, ICAO: SWS) is a former Royal Air Force Sector Station located on Fairwood...
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No. 302 Polish Fighter Squadron (redirect from No. 302 Squadron RAF)
by the enemy's air defence. It was disbanded on 18 December 1946, at RAF Hethel. A replica Hurricane in 302 squadron markings was the gate guardian at...
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Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near...
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served with VIII Bomber Command in England. The group was stationed at RAF Hethel in early 1943. It was one of three Eighth Air Force B-24 groups that took...
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Royal Air Force Burtonwood (or RAF Burtonwood) is a former Royal Air Force and United States Army Air Forces base that was located in Burtonwood, 2 miles...
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States on the RMS Queen Mary on 5 September, arriving at RAF Hethel on 12 September, and moving to RAF Tibenham at the beginning of October. In England, it...
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Squadron, Very Heavy RAF Hethel B-24 Redesignated 565th Strategic Missile Squadron (1958) 566th Bombardment Squadron, Very Heavy RAF Hethel B-24 Redesignated...
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the time the ground echelon arrived at the squadron's combat station, RAF Hethel, the squadron had been called upon to reinforce Ninth Air Force in Africa...
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Royal Air Force High Wycombe or more simply RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in...
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BrightDrop electric vans. H (Lotus models) N (Speedster & VX220) Lotus Cars RAF Hethel United Kingdom Opel Speedster/Vauxhall VX220 Opel Lotus Omega A / Vauxhall...
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No. 316 Polish Fighter Squadron (redirect from No. 316 (Polish) Squadron RAF)
the Polish Air Force in exile that served alongside the Royal Air Force (RAF) in World War II. No 316 Squadron was formed at Pembrey on 15 February 1941...
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Royal Air Force Bovingdon or more simply RAF Bovingdon is a former Royal Air Force station located near the village of Bovingdon, Hertfordshire, England...
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Royal Air Force Attlebridge, or simply RAF Attlebridge, is a former Royal Air Force station located near Attlebridge and 8 miles (13 km) northwest of...
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Old Catton (AAF-108), England, c. 7 September 1942 RAF Hethel (AAF-114), England, 14 September 1943 RAF Alconbury (AAF-102), England, c. 12 June – c. 25...
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States on the RMS Queen Mary on 5 September, arriving at RAF Hethel on 12 September, and moving to RAF Tibenham at the beginning of October. In England, it...
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Nordhorn, B.113 Varrelbusch and B.111 Ahlhorn. It moved back to England and RAF Hethel where it was disbanded on 2 January 1947. List of Wings of the Royal Air...
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the time the ground echelon arrived at the squadron's combat station, RAF Hethel, the squadron had been called upon to reinforce Ninth Air Force in Africa...
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