RAF Bacton

RAF Bacton
RAF Bacton
Near Norwich, Norfolk in England
	RAF Bacton Shown within Norfolk
Coordinates	52°51′25″N 001°28′09″E / 52.85694°N 1.46917°E
Type	Royal Air Force base
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1915
In use	1915-1919
Airfield information
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft) AMSL
Runways
00/00	Grass field

RAF Bacton is a former Royal Air Force landing field, built to accommodate aircraft intercepting Zeppelin bombers during the First World War.

History

A unit to use Bacton was a detachment of No. 219 Squadron RAF between 22 July 1918 and March 1919 with various aircraft^[1] along with No. 470 (Fighter) Flight.^[2]

A hangar from RAF Bacton was relocated to North Walsham after the closure of the airfield, where it became a garage workshop. This building was damaged in high winds,^[3] but an attempt to save the roof failed to salvage the structure, which was demolished in April 2007.^[4]

References

Citations

^ Jefford 1988, p. 72.
^ "Bacton". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
^ Airfields of Britain, Current Events Archived 11 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine
^ Eastern Daily Press, Airfield enthusiasts fail to save hangar

Bibliography

Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.

External links

RAF Bacton at Wikimapia

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