Airfield search
Cotton
| Also known as: | Cotton Landing Ground / RFC Cotton |
| County: | Suffolk |
| Current Status: | Unknown (location not known) |
| Date: | 1916 (earliest known date October) - 13 November 1916 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RFC |
| Landing Surface Type(s): | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Role(s): | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory BE2 and BE12 variants fighters of No 51 Squadron briefly had Cotton available to them as a Home Defence landing ground towards the end of 1916 until being replaced by Elmswell.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Bacton and Cotton Local History Group
- Cotton Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 51 Sqn
| Home Defence Flight Station(s): |
