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Sudbury
| Also known as: | Acton (unofficial local name) / RAF Station, Sudbury / RAF Sudbury / USAAF Station 174 / Waldingfield (unofficial local name) |
| County: | Suffolk |
| Current Status: | Farmland / Industry |
| Date: | March 1944 - 3 October 1946 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Paved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Bomber |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- 486th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
- Acton Parish Council
- Chilton Grain Ltd
- Chilton Parish Council
- Great Waldingfield Parish Council
- Miniwaste Skip Hire
- St. Gregory’s Church, Sudbury
- Sudbury Library
- Sudbury Town Council – name only
- The White Horse
Main unit(s) present:
- No 16 RC
- 486th BG
- 832nd BS
- 833rd BS
- 834th BS
- 835th BS
Remains of the runway at Sudbury, 19 December 2006.
Remains of a runway at Sudbury, 7 June 2012.
Narrated film of the 486th Bomb Group at Sudbury. Courtesy of call0031
