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Thorpe Abbotts
| Also known as: | RAF Station, Thorpe Abbotts / RAF Thorpe Abbotts / USAAF Station 139 |
| County: | Norfolk |
| Current Status: | Farmland / Museum / Public road |
| Date: | 10 November 1942 (Care and Maintenance) - 27 June 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 01/07/2024):
- 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
- All Saints Church, Thorpe Abbotts
- Brockdish Parish Council
- Dickleburgh and Rushall Parish Council
- Scole Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- 100th BG
- 349th BS
- 350th BS
- 351st BS
- 418th BS
The control tower at Thorpe Abbots, 22 March 2009.
Looking south-east across the airfield, 13 June 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
Aerial view of Langmere Airstrip at Thorpe Abbotts, 18 April 2010. © Richard Flagg
Buildings at Thorpe Abbots, 30 May 2011.
Looking east down Langmere Airstrip at Thorpe Abbotts, 13 January 2016. © Richard Flagg
Footage of Thorpe Abbotts in 1943. Courtesy of TOPCAMERAMAN
Footage of Thorpe Abbotts in 1943. Courtesy of TOPCAMERAMAN
