RAF Lavenham (also known as Cockfield) is a former World War II airfield in England. The field is located 7 miles (11 km) N of Sudbury in Suffolk, near...
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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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Bombardment Group (Square-P), RAF Lavenham (Converted from B-24s to B-17s, Summer 1944) 13th Combat Bombardment Wing, RAF Horham (Call sign: Zootsuit/Fireball)...
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personnel, who flew B24 and B17 aircraft from two large bomber stations, RAF Lavenham and RAF Sudbury, located nearby.[citation needed] Troops from, amongst others...
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which was transferred to RAF Abu Sueir, Egypt on 12 November. B-17s would be flown on combat missions from RAF Lyddia and RAF El Fayid, Egypt, attacking...
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Castle flew as co-pilot on the lead aircraft of the 487th Bomb Group from RAF Lavenham, England, on his 30th combat mission. His B-17G Flying Fortress was serial...
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Royal Air Force Debden or more simply RAF Debden is a former Royal Air Force station located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Saffron Walden and approximately...
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departed via the southern ferry route on 23 March. The group arrived at RAF Lavenham, its base in England, on 4 April 1944, with the air echelon arriving...
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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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Royal Air Force Alconbury, or more simply RAF Alconbury, is an active Royal Air Force station near Huntingdon, England, that for many years was used by...
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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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Bombardment Squadron Converted to B-17s, August 1944 487th Bombardment Group RAF Lavenham, April 1944–February 1945 836th Bombardment Squadron 837th Bombardment...
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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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departed via the southern ferry route on 23 March. The squadron arrived at RAF Lavenham, its base in England, on 4 April 1944, with the air echelon arriving...
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departed via the southern ferry route on 23 March. The squadron arrived at RAF Lavenham, its base in England, on 4 April 1944, with the air echelon arriving...
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2020. Peter Flint (1985), R.A.F. Kenley, Terence Dalton Limited Lavenham Suffolk, ISBN 0-86138-036-3 Falconer, J (1998). RAF Fighter Airfields of World...
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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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departed via the southern ferry route on 23 March. The squadron arrived at RAF Lavenham, its base in England, on 4 April 1944, with the air echelon arriving...
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Royal Air Force Kimbolton or more simply RAF Kimbolton is a former Royal Air Force station located 8 miles (13 km) west of Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire...
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352nd Fighter Group (section RAF Bodney)
before converting to P-51 Mustang in April 1944. The group was located at RAF Bodney in England for the majority of its service and were nicknamed the...
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departed via the southern ferry route on 23 March. The squadron arrived at RAF Lavenham, its base in England, on 4 April 1944, with the air echelon arriving...
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Royal Air Force Horsham St Faith or more simply RAF Horsham St Faith is a former Royal Air Force station near Norwich, Norfolk, England which was operational...
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List of Lovejoy episodes (redirect from Last Tango in Lavenham)
inside the rival's shop while minding a friend's baby. 10 "Last Tango in Lavenham" 4 December 1994 (1994-12-04) Lovejoy proposes marriage to Charlotte when...
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simply RAF Kirton in Lindsey is a former Royal Air Force station located 15 miles (24 km) north of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. It's an RAF habit (inherited...
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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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use. During World War 2 RAF Lavenham was constructed with construction building materials and later personnel using Lavenham station. Following nationalisation...
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Royal Air Force Thorpe Abbotts or more simply RAF Thorpe Abbotts is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Diss, Norfolk, in...
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airfield and was accessible by crossing the B1115 road from Sudbury to Lavenham. The facility was used by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air...
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Royal Air Force Thurleigh or more simply RAF Thurleigh is a former Royal Air Force station located 5 miles (8.0 km) north of Bedford, Bedfordshire, England...
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Royal Air Force Metfield or more simply RAF Metfield is a former Royal Air Force station located just to the southeast of the village of Metfield, Suffolk...
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