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(Top) 1 Station history 1.1 Post war 2 Current use 3 See also 4 References 4.1 Citations 4.2 Bibliography

RAF Tuddenham

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RAF Tuddenham

IATA: none

ICAO: none

Summary

Airport type

Royal Air Force station

Owner

Air Ministry

Operator

Royal Air Force

Location

Tuddenham, Suffolk

Built

1941

In use

1941–1947
1959–1963

Elevation AMSL

62 ft / 19 m

Coordinates

52°18′38″N 000°34′30″E / 52.31056°N 0.57500°E

Map

RAF Tuddenham

Location in Suffolk

Runways

Direction	Length		Surface
Direction	ft	m	Surface
06/24	0	0	Asphalt
12/30	0	0	Asphalt
18/26	0	0	Asphalt

Royal Air Force TuddenhamorRAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south east of Mildenhall, Suffolk, England and 7.8 miles (12.6 km) north west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Station history

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No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF.^[1]
No. 90 Squadron RAF starting on 13 October 1943 with the Short Stirling III before changing to the Avro Lancaster I and III in May 1944 and leaving on 11 November 1946 to RAF Wyton.^[2]
No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.^[3]
No. 149 Squadron RAF between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.^[4]
No. 186 Squadron RAF reformed at RAF Tuddenham on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Stradishall on 17 December 1945 where the squadron disbanded on 17 July 1945.^[5]
No. 207 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.^[6]
No. 281 Maintenance Unit.^[1]

Post war

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USAF 3114th Ammo Supply Squadron <Munitions storage and refurbishment. 1955–1959. Reestablished when the 8th Air Force returned to RAF Lakenheath. About 100 USAF airmen in refurbished barracks. A small RAF contingent for munitions disposal. Bombs in runways marked with large X. Small arms stored in hangars.
No. 107 Squadron RAF – PGM-17 Thor nuclear missiles.^[7]

Current use

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The site is now used for farming^[1] and Gunman Airsoft.

References

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Citations

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^ ^a ^b ^c "Tuddenham". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

^ Jefford 1988, p. 52.

^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.

^ Jefford 1988, p. 62.

^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.

^ Jefford 1988, p. 69.

^ "Bomber Command – Tuddenham". Royal Air Force. Retrieved 30 June 2012.

Bibliography

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Tuddenham.

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.