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    Royal Air Force Martlesham Heath or more simply RAF Martlesham Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located 1.5 miles (2.4 km) southwest of Woodbridge...
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    Martlesham Heath is a village in Suffolk, England. It is 6 miles (10 km) east of Ipswich, This was an ancient area of heathland and latterly the site of...
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    prototype Gamecock performed its maiden flight. Evaluation flights at RAF Martlesham Heath resulted in considerable praise for the aircraft; few changes were...
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    Warwick Detachments at RAF Martlesham Heath, RAF Hawkinge, RAF Shoreham, and RAF Tangmere. 16 November 1941 to October 1944 – HQ at RAF Bircham Newton Lockheed...
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    ground above the Operations Room in 1957. No. 11 Group moved to RAF Martlesham Heath on 14 April 1958 and the room was soon sealed in its original condition...
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    Green, Kent. In January 1918 the first prototype was dispatched to RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, for the official trials of the type. Reportedly, the F...
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    based at RAF Church Fenton in early 1941, before a move to RAF Kirton-in-Lindsey. In April, the squadron transferred to RAF Martlesham Heath in Suffolk...
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    often referred to as "old Martlesham" by locals in order to distinguish this old village from the much more recent Martlesham Heath development (1 km) to...
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    March 1943 – RAF Heston 26 March 1943 – RAF Martlesham Heath 8 April 1943 – RAF Heston 1 June 1943 – RAF Northolt 12 November 1943 – RAF Ballyhalbert...
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  • moved to RAF Martlesham Heath. The following units were also here at some point: No. 2 Gliding Centre RAF No. 2 Grading Unit (Airwork) RAF (1952-53)...
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    delivered to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath on 8 September. It demonstrated good performance and handling, reaching...
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    defensive patrols from numerous bases in Britain, including RAF Debden and RAF Martlesham Heath, until the German attack on France in May 1940. Once the...
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    flight at Hayes, Middlesex. The prototype was promptly transferred to RAF Martlesham Heath, Woodbridge, Suffolk for service trials, during which it attained...
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  • and hit a hangar at the Aeroplane Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. Of the four on board Sutton and Aircraftsman Charles Sheridan...
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    includes the towns and villages of Kesgrave, Woodbridge, Bramford and Martlesham Heath. Ipswich was first recorded during the medieval period as Gippeswic...
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    (557 km/h) in level flight in mid-May, when Summers flew K5054 to RAF Martlesham Heath and handed the aircraft over to Squadron Leader Anderson of the Aeroplane...
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  • Flight - RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk June 1956 - April 1974 - HQ at RAF St Mawgan, Cornwall Unknown Flight - RAF Chivenor, Devon Unknown Flight - RAF Felixstowe...
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    in last ditch bid to save RAF base near York". York Press. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved 9 April 2021. "Martlesham Heath Aviation Society". www.mhas...
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    Squadron RAF; between 1937 and 1937, with the Anson. The Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) arrived from RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk...
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    Blind Landing Experimental Unit (BLEU) set up during 1945/46 at RAF Martlesham Heath and RAF Woodbridge to research all the relevant factors. BEA's flight...
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    Unit RAF Henlow = Parachute Test Unit RAF Martlesham Heath = Armament and Instrument Experimental Unit RAF RAF West Freugh = Bombing Trials Unit RAF No...
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    was discovered while it was undergoing trials at RAF Martlesham Heath. As a result of the Martlesham trials, a favourable report for the type was produced...
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    Eighth Air Force fighter unit stationed in England. Assigned to RAF Martlesham Heath in 1943. Despite excellent leadership had highest ratio of losses...
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  • 1 Squadron RAF Regiment No. II Squadron RAF Regiment No. 15 Squadron RAF Regiment No. 34 Squadron RAF Regiment (C-UAS) No. 51 Squadron RAF Regiment No...
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    to Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) at RAF Martlesham Heath for handling and armaments trials. Early modifications, such as alternative...
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    assigned to the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment at RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk. On 20 September 1938, the third production Hampden, designated...
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  • Squadron RAF Martlesham Heath P-51K Inactivated on 11 Nov 1945 - redesignated as the 155th Fighter Squadron 360th Fighter Squadron RAF Martlesham Heath P-51K...
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    RAF. No. 16 Squadron RAF. No. 63 Squadron RAF. No. 80 Squadron RAF. No. 126 (Persian Gulf) Squadron RAF. No. 168 Squadron RAF. No. 170 Squadron RAF....
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    use of the engine. In early 1936, the prototype was transferred to RAF Martlesham Heath, Suffolk, to participate in initial service trials under the direction...
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  • 277 Squadron RAF Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Martlesham Heath (1941) became 'A' Flight, No. 277 Squadron RAF Air Sea Rescue Flight RAF, Matlaske (1941)...
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