RAF Watton - Wikipedia
Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi (14 km) southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England. Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the …
A Brief History post 1945 - RAFWatton.uk
By the end of 1949 all flying tasks were centred on Watton and aircraft of the CSE no longer used the satellite airfield. Part of the CSE’s remit was to provide radio countermeasures (RCM) aircraft for training exercises with RAF Commands as well …
A brief history of RAF Watton 1939 to 1945 - RAFWatton.uk
A brief history of RAF Watton 1939 to 1945. The station was opened on the 4th. January 1939 under the command of Group Captain F.J. Vincent as a station of 2 Group, Bomber Command.
RAF Watton in the Second World War 1939-1945 - The Wartime …
In 1938 it began to receive Blenheim light bombers and on the outbreak of war was based at Watton, Norfolk. Today the airfield is used by the RAF`s Volunteer Gliding School. The hangers are now used as grain stores.
Watton - UK Airfield Guide
RAF Watton Flying Club Location : S of B1108, E to NE of A1075, ESE of Whatton, N of Griston, 11nm NNE of Thetford Period of operation : 1939 to 1978 according to one source but almost certainly used much later for gliding by 611 VGS.
Watton-Airfield - Norfolk Heritage Explorer
This World War Two military airfield was used both by the United States Army Air Force and the RAF. Rumours suggest that Allied spies were flown from here before being dropped by parachute into...
Watton - UK Airfields
LOCATED AT : 52.571749, 0.860428. Warrant Officer K Jones (Royal Air Force) Sergeant Peter Ernest Ritter (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve) HISTORIC RECORD. Queens Hall in Watton was built using a large amount of steelwork from a former hangar on the Griston site.
Site HQ - RAFWatton.uk
Telling the story of RAF Watton and Bodney from 1939 to today. This site is dedicated to preserving the memory of all those of the Royal Air Force, Commonwealth Airforces and the United States Army Air Forces who served at RAF Watton and Bodney. This site was previously on the Internet as RAFWatton.info. This is its new home.
Watton | American Air Museum
Jan 4, 2015 · Built in 1939 as a medium bomber station with a grass airfield, Watton was occupied by the RAF until handed over to the Eighth Air Force in mid-1943. Improved initially with a single steel mat runway in 1943, plus 41 loop and 12 pan hardstandings, a single concrete runway was laid in 1944.
Watton - Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust UK
A brochure for the sale of airfield buildings at Watton, 1990. Courtesy of Welbeck Estate Group