SWANTON MORLEY |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
Norfolk |
SM | ||||||
General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
Opened |
September 1940 |
Runways |
3 Grass | ||||
Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
4 – Blister, 1 – Type J, 4 – Type T2 | ||||
Elevation |
150 |
feet |
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Contractor |
Richard Costain Ltd |
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Squadrons and Units | |||||||
Sqn/Unit |
Group |
From |
To |
Aircraft | |||
88 Sqn |
2 GP |
08/07/41 |
01/08/41 |
Blenheim I, V, Boston IIIa | |||
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30/03/43 |
19/08/43 |
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105 Sqn |
2 GP |
31/10/40 |
09/12/41 |
Blenheim II, IIIa, Mitchell IV | |||
226 Sqn |
2 GP |
09/12/41 |
13/02/44 |
Boston II, IIIa, Mitchell II | |||
98 Sqn |
2 GP |
18/08/43 |
18/10/44 |
Mitchell II | |||
305 Sqn |
1 GP |
04/09/43 |
18/11/43 |
Mitchell II | |||
2 Group Support Unit (GSU) |
2 GP |
04/44 |
12/44 |
Mosquito III, Hurricane | |||
Bomber Support Development Unit (BSDU) |
100 GP |
11/44 |
05/45 |
Lancaster I, III, Mosquito IX, XVII, XX, Beaufighter I, Spitfire V, Proctor, Anson | |||
Points of Interest | |||||||
Opened with full station status September 1940 | |||||||
W/C H.I. Edwards, 105 Sqn, awarded VC, Bremen 4 July 1941 | |||||||
Station Memorial | |||||||
Unknown |