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Beccles II (Ellough)

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Also known as: Beccles Heliport / Beccles Sunday Market / Ellough Industrial Estate / Ellough Solar Farm / HMS Hornbill II / RAF Beccles / RNAS Beccles / USAAF Station 132
County: Suffolk
Current Status: Aviation / Farmland / Industry / Leisure activity / Public road / Solar farm
Date: 1 January 1944 (Care & Maintenance) - 1960 (relinquished); subsequent limited flying to present
Current Use: Limited flying
Used By: RAF / FAA / Civil
Landing Surface Types: Paved, later paved/unpaved
Aircraft Roles: Air-sea rescue (main role) / Anti-shipping / General aviation (limited flying) / Naval aviation

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

  • A & A Angling Supplies
  • A.S.A.P. Supplies Ltd
  • B&B Skip Hire Ltd
  • Beccles Airfield Radio Club
  • Beccles and District Kart Club
  • Beccles Farmers Market
  • Beccles Town Council - name only
  • Berry Oils Ltd
  • BFS Enterprise Fabrications Ltd
  • Bidnall Press Ltd
  • Broadblue Training Ltd
  • Broadwater Mouldings Ltd
  • Buckenham Blast Cleaning
  • Calco Steel
  • Comptons Menswear
  • Dossett
  • Eastway Pallets Ltd
  • Electroplate (UK) Ltd
  • Ellough Park Raceway
  • Emerald Trading Ltd
  • Excalibur Coachworks Beccles Ltd
  • Fellingham Civil Engineering
  • Gardwell Coatings Ltd
  • Harleston Engineering Ltd
  • Hayward United Farmers Ltd
  • Henstead Motor Sport
  • Hewden Hire Centres Ltd
  • Linkx Systems Ltd
  • Lowestoft Sign Centre
  • Lyndy Logistics
  • M A's Airfield Diner
  • Mark Elliot Furniture Ltd
  • Michael Anderson
  • North Cove Parish Council
  • Olivers Property Agents Ltd
  • P J Taxis
  • PCE Automation Ltd
  • Posh Pigs Cafe
  • PRO-Driver Training
  • Promens Packaging Ltd
  • R M Maudsley Ltd
  • RainAir - operator
  • Regal Tanks
  • Regallien Ltd
  • Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham & Ellough Joint Parish Council
  • Stans Body Shop
  • Styleprint Anglia Ltd
  • UK Parachuting
  • UK Video Services Ltd
  • Waveney Baths Ltd
  • Wayland Mini Bus Services
  • William Clowes Ltd
  • World of Blinds Ltd
  • Worlingham Parish Council
  • Youngs Removals

Notable Past Associated Organisations:

  • Waveney Model Flying Club

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 15 (RAAF) ACHU
  • No 278 Sqn
  • No 279 Sqn
  • No 280 Sqn
  • No 618 Sqn
  • No 810 Sqn
  • No 827 Sqn
  • Mid Anglia Microlights
  • Virage Helicopter Academy
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The runway at Beccles II, 23 August 2007.

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The control tower at Beccles II, 9 September 2007.

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A hangar at Beccles II, 7 August 2009.

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Culham

Satellite(s):

Halesworth

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