RAF Bacton is a former Royal Air Force landing field, built to accommodate aircraft intercepting Zeppelin bombers during the First World War.
RAF Bacton | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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History
editA 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
editCitations
edit- ^ 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
edit- 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.