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DOWNHAM MARKET |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Norfolk |
DO | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
July 1942 |
Runways |
3 Concrete | ||||
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Closed |
24 October 1946 |
Hangers |
2 – Type T2, 1 – Type B1 | ||||
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Elevation |
117 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Various |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
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Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
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218 Sqn |
3 GP |
10/07/42 |
07/03/44 |
Stirling I, III | |||
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623 Sqn |
3 GP |
10/08/43 |
06/12/43 |
Stirling III | |||
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215 Sqn |
3 GP |
01/12/43 |
17/10/43 |
Stirling III | |||
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625 Sqn |
8 GP |
20/03/44 |
01/09/45 |
Lancaster III, VI | |||
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608 Sqn |
8 GP |
01/08/44 |
24/08/45 |
Mosquito XVI, XX, XXV | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as satellite to Marham July 1942 | |||||||
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Raised to full station status March 1944 | |||||||
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F/Sgt. A.A. Arron, DFM, 218 Sqn, awarded posthumous VC, Turin 12/13 August 1943 | |||||||
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S/L I.W. Bazalgette, DFC, 635 Sqn, awarded posthumous VC, Trossy St. Maxim 04 August 1944 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||