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Rackheath

Major
Also known as: Oaktree Business Park / Rackheath Industrial Estate / RAF Rackheath / USAAF Station 145
County: Norfolk
Current Status: Farmland / Industry
Date: 1943 - 1954
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / USAAF
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: Bomber

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • 467th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
  • ABC Suppliers Ltd
  • Acclaim Handling Ltd
  • Action Community Enterprises CIC (ACE)
  • All Trades Training
  • Allsheds Garden Sheds
  • Ames Air Conditioning Ltd
  • Anglian Health & Safety Supplies
  • Asbestos Control Ltd
  • Ask Voluntary Organisation
  • Aston Flooring
  • BA Systems
  • Babykit Ltd
  • Babyland
  • Barratt Developments PLC
  • Bathroom Warehouse
  • Bearing Boys Ltd
  • Betts Moulding Ltd
  • Bikenut Ltd
  • Bottlepak Ltd
  • Bottlesport Ltd
  • Broadland Towbars
  • Burrows Engineering
  • C.R. Holdings Ltd
  • CAM Rider Norwich
  • Cambridge Healthcare Supplies ltd
  • Caterlec Services Ltd 
  • Chrysler Jeep Specialist
  • CJ Safety
  • Colleague Software Limited - uses control tower
  • Condor Cases Ltd
  • Confidential Data Shredding Ltd
  • D.E.M Motor Caravans
  • D J Newson Optical Ltd 
  • Dave Barkshire Motorcycles
  • Delta Fire Ltd
  • Dreams Bridal
  • Dreem Machines
  • ECE Oil & Gas Ltd
  • Eismann UK Ltd
  • Electrical Safety Group
  • Emkay Plastics Ltd
  • The English Shepherds Hut Company
  • Escortpart
  • Fiesta Centre
  • Finlex International Ltd
  • The Flying 8 Motor Company
  • Freemans Plumbing Supplies
  • French Marine Motors Ltd
  • Friars Pride
  • The Furness Car Company
  • Gold Arrow Motors
  • Green Farm Property Ltd
  • Greenacre Office Equipment
  • Gregor & Gent Ltd
  • Haynes Plastering Services Ltd
  • Hexeal Chemicals Limited
  • Howarth Engineering Ltd
  • Ink Smart
  • Innershed Ltd
  • Jackdaw
  • JHD Interiors
  • Jones & Cane
  • Liberator Cars
  • Lisa Angel Limited
  • M & A.V Spaul & Sons 
  • Main Man Supplies Ltd
  • Mastercote UK Ltd
  • Milltech Precision Engineering Ltd
  • Motorbodies
  • Newson Property Ltd
  • NorfolkBroads.com Ltd
  • Normech Precision Engineers
  • Norwich Gas Centre Ltd
  • Norwich Plastics Ltd
  • Olympic Pools Norfolk
  • Packpharm Ltd
  • Parker Skip Hire Ltd
  • PHS Datashred
  • Polyprint
  • Premier Cars
  • Premier Marble Ltd
  • PTS Power Tool Services Ltd
  • Pursuit Software Limited
  • QTraining Ltd
  • Quentor Ltd
  • R.W.D Garage
  • R Patience
  • Rackheath Bombers Pre-School
  • Rackheath Car Centre
  • Rackheath Parish Council
  • Rackheath Roadside Recovery Ltd
  • Ranncare Ltd
  • Redpack Packaging Machinery
  • Robin Smith Garden & Forestry Equipment 
  • Scan Coin Packaging Ltd
  • Seaglaze Marine Ltd
  • Solus Garden & Leisure Ltd
  • Spencers Car Sales
  • Steelmasters
  • Stratstan Ltd
  • Summer Garden & Leisure Buildings
  • Super Spas
  • Target Storage
  • TDR Vending Services
  • Thelittlepetshop.Co.Uk
  • Typharm Ltd
  • Val-U-Computers
  • Vancebuild Ltd
  • Vehicle Body Specialists
  • Warner Regional Offices Partnership 

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 94 MU
  • No 231 MU
  • 467th BG
  • 788th BS
  • 789th BS
  • 790th BS
  • 791st BS
001Looking north from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield - 23 May 2006.png

Looking north from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 23 May 2006. © Richard Flagg

002Taxiway at the east of the airfield. Looking north from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield - 17 August 2006.png

Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 17 August 2006. © Richard Flagg

003Parachute Store - 17 August 2006.png

Parachute Store at Rackheath, 17 August 2006. © Richard Flagg

004Looking north east across the airfield from near the control tower - 17 August 2006.png

Looking north east across the airfield from near the control tower, 17 August 2006. © Richard Flagg

005M.T Shed for USAAF - 7 November 2007.png

Motor Transport Shed for USAAF at Rackheath, 7 November 2007. © Richard Flagg

006Taxiway at the west of the airfield. Looking north east along what is now Wendover Way - 12 November 2007.png

Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking north east along what is now Wendover Way, 12 November 2007. © Richard Flagg

007Crew Room, Locker & Drying Room - 21 May 2009.png

Crew Room, Locker and Drying Room at Rackheath, 21 May 2009. © Richard Flagg

008Main Stores - 6 March 2010.png

Main Stores building at Rackheath, 6 March 2010. © Richard Flagg

009Aerial View of RAF Rackheath Airfield - 1 September 2010.png

Aerial view of Rackheath, 1 September 2010. © Richard Flagg

010Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking north east towards the runway 21 threshold - 20 October 2015.png

Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking north east towards the runway 21 threshold, 20 October 2015. © Richard Flagg

011Gymnasium - 11 June 2016.png

Gymnasium at Rackheath, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg

012Hangar : Aircraft Shed (T2 Type) - 9 July 2016.png

A hangar at Rackheath, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

013Night Flying Equipment Store - 9 July 2016.png

Night Flying Equipment Store at Rackheath, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

014Looking south from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield 2 - 9 July 2016.png

Looking south from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

015Looking south from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield - 9 July 2016.png

Looking south from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg

016Control Tower : Watch Office for All Commands - 19 May 2019.png

The Control Tower at Rackheath, 19 May 2019. © Richard Flagg

Rackheath airfield during the Second World War. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives

Footage and images of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft", based at Rackheath, 1944 - 1945. Courtesy of Chris Collins

Rackheath, c. 2015. Courtesy of Jimmy Lee Shreeve

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