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Deopham Green

Major
Also known as: Deopham / RAF Deopham Green / USAAF Station 142
County: Norfolk
Current Status: Farmland (main position) / Public road
Date: January 1944 - 1 January 1948
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / USAAF (main user)
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):

  • Deopham & Hackford Parish Council
  • Great Ellingham Parish Council
  • Hingham Town Council
  • St. Andrew's Church, Hingham

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 258 MU
  • 452nd BG
  • 728th BS
  • 729th BS
  • 730th BS
  • 731st BS
001Runway 06:24. Looking south west from the runway 17:35 intersection - 13 August 2006.png

Runway 06:24, looking south west from the runway 17:35 intersection, 13 August 2006. © Richard Flagg

002Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking north east from Stalland Lane - 13 August 2006.png

Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking north east from Stalland Lane, 13 August 2006. © Richard Flagg

003Runway 06:24. Looking south west from Stalland Lane - 10 February 2008.png

Runway 06:24, looking south west from Stalland Lane, 10 February 2008. © Richard Flagg

004Runway 06:24. Looking north east from the runway 17:35 intersection - 10 February 2008.png

Runway 06:24, looking north east from the runway 17:35 intersection, 10 February 2008. © Richard Flagg

005Sergeants & Airmen's Ablutions  - 16 March 2009.png

Sergeants and Airmen's Ablutions at Deopham Green, 16 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

006RAF Deopham Green Airfield - 21 March 2009.png

Aerial view of Deopham Green, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

007RAF Deopham Green Airfield 2 - 21 March 2009.png

Aerial view of Deopham Green, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg

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A road following the line of a runway at Deopham Green, 19 September 2010.

009Pyrotechnic Stores (Site of) - 5 November 2012.png

Site of the pyrotechnic stores at Deopham Green, 5 November 2012. © Richard Flagg

010Petrol Installation (Aviation) (72,000 Gallon) - 12 December 2015.png

Petrol Installation at Deopham Green, 12 December 2015. © Richard Flagg

011Taxiway at the south of the airfield. Looking south west from the road at Bush Green - 12 December 2015.png

Taxiway at the south of the airfield, looking south west from the road at Bush Green, 12 December 2015. © Richard Flagg

012RAF Deopham Green Airfield - 3 November 2018.png

Aerial view of Deopham Green, 3 November 2018. © Richard Flagg

Footage of Deopham Green, c. 2016. Courtesy of 1tothirtysix

Aerial footage of Deopham Green. Courtesy of maynorfolk

Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s):

Shipdham

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