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Place	Location	Category	Description
Former RAF Deenethorpe(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Seaton	interesting place	Deenethorpe was assigned USAAF designation Station 128. 401st Bombardment Group (Heavy) The airfield was opened in October 1943 and was used by the United States Army Air Force Eighth Air Force 401st Bombardment Group (Heavy), arriving from Great Falls AAB,
Former RAF Watton(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Shipdham	airport, runway, norfolk, raf, interesting place	RAF Watton was a permanent RAF station built in the late 1930s and first used as a light bomber airfield housing for varying periods Nos. 18, 21, 34, 82, 90 and 105 Squadrons, RAF. USAAF use In 1943 Watton was
Former RAF Deopham Green(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Hingham	interesting place	Deopham Green was built in 1942 and 1943 for the USAAF and assigned designation Station 142. 452nd Bombardment Group (Heavy) The group flew B-17 Flying Fortresses as part of the Eighth Air Force's strategic bombing campaign. The group flew a
Former RAF Shipdham(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Shipdham	interesting place	Shipdham airfield was the first US heavy bomber base in Norfolk and was also the continuous host to B-24 Liberators longer than any other Eighth Air Force combat airfield in Britain - from October 1942 to late 1945. It was
Former RAF North Pickenham - Former Thor Missile Base(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Necton	airport, interesting place, closed - military	North Pickenham airfield was opened in 1944 and was assigned USAAF designation Station 143. 492nd Bombardment Group The group flew B-24 Liberators 491st Bombardment Group (Heavy) The group flew B-24 Liberators The USAAF evacuated North Pickenham in August 1945 with
Former RAF North Luffenham - Former Thor Missile Base(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Edith_Weston	interesting place	RAF North Luffenham was a Royal Air Force station in Rutland, United Kingdom. It is near to the villages of Edith Weston and North Luffenham. The station was built as a training airfield, opening in 1940. It was later taken
Former RAF Leicester East - Leicester Airport(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Great_Glen	airport	Leicester Airport (IATA: N/A, ICAO: EGBG) is a small aerodrome in Stoughton, Leicestershire, 4 nautical miles (7.4 km) east southeast of Leicester. It was previously known as Stoughton Aerodrome. It was constructed in 1942 and was known as RAF Leicester
Former RAF Wendling(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Necton		Wendling airfield was originally planned for RAF Bomber Command use, however in 1942 was assigned as a United States Army Air Force heavy bomber installation. It was the most northerly placed of Eighth Air Force heavy bomber fields. Planned originally
Former RAF Swanton Morley - Now Robertson Barracks (Army)(en)	United_Kingdom / England / North_Elmham-Swanton_Morley_Airfield	military	Situated 2.5 miles north-north-east of East Dereham, overlooking the south side of the Wensum valley, Swanton Morley was an expansion scheme airfield that was never completed to the usual standard. With the outbreak of war a far more utility station
RAF Cottesmore(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Wymondham	military, raf	RAF Cottesmore is a Royal Air Force station flying BAe Harrier GR7/GR9 aicraft. Flying Squadrons 1 (F) Squadron IV(AC) Squardon 800 Naval Air Squadron 801 Naval Air Squadron Runway 04/22 2744 x 60 meters (9004 x 197 feet)
RAF Uxbridge(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Iver-Iver_Heath	raf, uxbridge	RAF Uxbridge
RAF Leeming(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Bedale	military, raf	In 1937 an area of open meadowland adjacent to the Newton Grange estate, south of the village of Leeming, was acquired by Yorkshire Air Services for an aerodrome for club and passenger flying. However, no sooner was it established than
Former RAF Skipton on Swale(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Thirsk	interesting place	RAF Skipton-on-Swale was a Royal Air Force air station operated by RAF Bomber Command during the Second World War. The station was located near Thirsk, North Yorkshire, UK and was a sub-station of RAF Leeming. Skipton-on-Swale was originally a 4
Former RAF Wombleton(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Kirkbymoorside	airport, interesting place	RAF Wombleton was a World War II training station located in the county of North Yorkshire, three miles northeast of Helmsley, England. Wombleton opened in 1943 as a sub-station of RAF Topcliffe. It was part of RAF Bomber Command's No.
Former RAF Dalton(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Thirsk	interesting place	Dalton airfield started life as meadowland hurriedly cleared to provide a satellite for Topcliffe. The site was only two miles south of the No. 4 Group parent airfield and actually nearer to the village of Topcliffe than the station so
Former RAF Driffield - Former Thor Missile Base(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Great_Driffield	military, interesting place	1916-1920, Grass aerodrome called Eastburn used by the Royal Flying Corps in WW1, with seven hangars on a 240 acre site. 1936-1938, Used by several Bomber Cammand Squadrons, including 58, 215, 75, 215 and 51. 1938-1940, 77 and 102 Sqns
Former RAF Lissett(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Dunnington	interesting place	Built in 1942 to Class A standard, Lissett was No. 4 Group's nearest operational airfield to the coast, being only two miles from the North Sea. Located six miles due east of Great Driffield town, on the east side of
Former RAF Ruffoth(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Poppleton	interesting place	A bomber airfield built to Class A specification, Rufforth was constructed during 1941 on farmland south of the B1224 adjacent to the village of Rufforth, the main contractor being John Laing & Son Ltd. The site, bordered by Foss Dyke
Former RAF Marston Moor(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Boston_Spa	airport, interesting place	RAF Marston Moor is situated at Tockwith, midway between Harrogate and York, taking its name from the nearby historical battlefield. The Airfield opened in November 1941 as a heavy bomber training school for 4 Group Bomber Command. www.wartimememories.co.uk/airfields/marstenmoor.html
Former RAF Acaster Malbis(en)	United_Kingdom / England / Copmanthorpe	interesting place	Acaster Malbiis opened in 1942 as a satellite to Church Fenton, The first squadron to arrive was 601 Sqn arrived from Duxford with Bell Airacobras of No 12 Group Fighter Command. The moved to Digby on 25th April 1942. On

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