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WATTISHAM |
County |
Pundit Code | |||||
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Suffolk |
WT | ||||||
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General Information |
Facilities | ||||||
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Opened |
March 1939 |
Runways |
3 Concrete/Tarmac | ||||
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Closed |
Currently in use by Royal Air Force |
Hangers |
4 – Type L, 4 – Type T2 | ||||
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Elevation |
290 |
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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107 Sqn |
2 GP |
03/05/39 |
11/05/41 |
Blenheim IV | |||
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110 Sqn |
2 GP |
11/02/39 |
17/03/42 |
Blenheim I, IV | |||
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114 Sqn |
2 GP |
31/05/40 |
10/06/40 |
Blenheim IV | |||
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226 Sqn |
2 GP |
27/05/41 |
09/12/41 |
Blenheim IV | |||
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18 Sqn |
2 GP |
09/12/41 |
28/08/42 |
? | |||
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Points of Interest | |||||||
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Opened as full station status March 1939 | |||||||
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Transferred to USAAF control September 1942 | |||||||
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Station Memorial | |||||||
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Unknown | |||||||