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Sculthorpe
| Also known as: | MoD Sculthorpe / RAF Sculthorpe / RAF Station, Sculthorpe / Sculthorpe Training Area / Tattersett (unofficial local name) / Tattersett Business Park / Wicken Green Village |
| County: | Norfolk |
| Current Status: | Housing / Industry / MoD training area / Museum |
| Date: | 15 January 1943 - 2 October 1992; subsequent minor use to present |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / RAF (French) / RAAF / RNZAF / USAAF / USAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/08/2022):
- Axes and Escapes – escape rooms and axe throwing recreational facility
- Bill Cleyndert & Company
- Blenheim Park Academy – primary school
- Dunton Shereford & Toftrees Parish Council
- Fakenham Library
- Fakenham Town Council
- Norfolk Painting School
- RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre
- Rudd Joinery Ltd
- Sculthorpe Aviator – restaurant and bar, contains airfield memorabilia and photographs
- Sculthorpe Parish Council
- South Creake Parish Council
- Syderstone Parish Council
- Tattersett Parish Council
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Langham Glass
- STR
- The Real Potato Warehouse Limited
Main unit(s) present:
- No 11 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
- No 21 Sqn
- 47th BG
- No 140 Airfield
- No 214 Sqn
- No 342 Sqn
- No 464 Sqn
- No 487 Sqn
- 803rd BS
- No 1699 (Fortress Training) Flight
- No 2755 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3207 Servicing Commando
- Mosquito Conversion Flight
- Special Duty Flight
Video and photographs of ABCT’s Sculthorpe Airfield memorial unveiling, Sunday 28 August 2022. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Aerial view of Sculthorpe airfield, c. 1976. © Dave Welch.
A rare nose hangar at Sculthorpe, 15 July 2006.
A Blister hangar at Sculthorpe, 15 July 2006.
South-west end of 3,000 yards long 06/24 main runway at Sculthorpe, 15 July 2006.
Rare Heavy Bomber Station control tower at Sculthorpe, 15 July 2006.
T2 hangar at Sculthorpe, 15 July 2006.
Support buildings at Sculthorpe, 15 July 2006.
Remains of an accommodation block at Sculthorpe, 27 March 2007.
Remains of an accommodation block at Sculthorpe, 18 February 2011.
Remains of the airfield at Sculthorpe, 18 February 2011.
Various footage and photographs of Sculthorpe. Courtesy of fuertysuntanman
US Air Secretary at Sculthorpe, 1952. Courtesy of British Pathé
US Airmen at Sculthorpe, 1963. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of the control tower at Sculthorpe. Courtesy of Hitcher….
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