Rackheath
| Also known as: | Oaktree Business Park / Rackheath Industrial Estate / RAF Rackheath / RAF Station, Rackheath / USAAF Station 145 |
| County: | Norfolk |
| Current Status: | Farmland / Industry |
| Date: | 1943 - 1954 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF / USAAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Bomber |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 467th Bombardment Group (Heavy)
- ABC Suppliers Ltd
- Acclaim Handling Ltd
- Action Community Enterprises CIC (ACE)
- All Trades Training
- Allsheds Garden Sheds
- Ames Air Conditioning Ltd
- Anglian Health & Safety Supplies
- Asbestos Control Ltd
- Ask Voluntary Organisation
- Aston Flooring
- BA Systems
- Babykit Ltd
- Babyland
- Barratt Developments PLC
- Bathroom Warehouse
- Bearing Boys Ltd
- Betts Moulding Ltd
- Bikenut Ltd
- Bottlepak Ltd
- Bottlesport Ltd
- Broadland Towbars
- Burrows Engineering
- C.R. Holdings Ltd
- CAM Rider Norwich
- Cambridge Healthcare Supplies ltd
- Caterlec Services Ltd
- Chrysler Jeep Specialist
- CJ Safety
- Colleague Software Limited - uses control tower
- Condor Cases Ltd
- Confidential Data Shredding Ltd
- D.E.M Motor Caravans
- D J Newson Optical Ltd
- Dave Barkshire Motorcycles
- Delta Fire Ltd
- Dreams Bridal
- Dreem Machines
- ECE Oil & Gas Ltd
- Eismann UK Ltd
- Electrical Safety Group
- Emkay Plastics Ltd
- The English Shepherds Hut Company
- Escortpart
- Fiesta Centre
- Finlex International Ltd
- The Flying 8 Motor Company
- Freemans Plumbing Supplies
- French Marine Motors Ltd
- Friars Pride
- The Furness Car Company
- Gold Arrow Motors
- Green Farm Property Ltd
- Greenacre Office Equipment
- Gregor & Gent Ltd
- Haynes Plastering Services Ltd
- Hexeal Chemicals Limited
- Howarth Engineering Ltd
- Ink Smart
- Innershed Ltd
- Jackdaw
- JHD Interiors
- Jones & Cane
- Liberator Cars
- Lisa Angel Limited
- M & A.V Spaul & Sons
- Main Man Supplies Ltd
- Mastercote UK Ltd
- Milltech Precision Engineering Ltd
- Motorbodies
- Newson Property Ltd
- NorfolkBroads.com Ltd
- Normech Precision Engineers
- Norwich Gas Centre Ltd
- Norwich Plastics Ltd
- Olympic Pools Norfolk
- Packpharm Ltd
- Parker Skip Hire Ltd
- PHS Datashred
- Polyprint
- Premier Cars
- Premier Marble Ltd
- PTS Power Tool Services Ltd
- Pursuit Software Limited
- QTraining Ltd
- Quentor Ltd
- R.W.D Garage
- R Patience
- Rackheath Bombers Pre-School
- Rackheath Car Centre
- Rackheath Parish Council
- Rackheath Roadside Recovery Ltd
- Ranncare Ltd
- Redpack Packaging Machinery
- Robin Smith Garden & Forestry Equipment
- Scan Coin Packaging Ltd
- Seaglaze Marine Ltd
- Solus Garden & Leisure Ltd
- Spencers Car Sales
- Steelmasters
- Stratstan Ltd
- Summer Garden & Leisure Buildings
- Super Spas
- Target Storage
- TDR Vending Services
- Thelittlepetshop.Co.Uk
- Typharm Ltd
- Val-U-Computers
- Vancebuild Ltd
- Vehicle Body Specialists
- Warner Regional Offices Partnership
Main unit(s) present:
- No 94 MU
- No 231 MU
- 467th BG
- 788th BS
- 789th BS
- 790th BS
- 791st BS
Looking north from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 23 May 2006. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking north from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 17 August 2006. © Richard Flagg
Parachute Store at Rackheath, 17 August 2006. © Richard Flagg
Looking north east across the airfield from near the control tower, 17 August 2006. © Richard Flagg
Motor Transport Shed for USAAF at Rackheath, 7 November 2007. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the west of the airfield, looking north east along what is now Wendover Way, 12 November 2007. © Richard Flagg
Crew Room, Locker and Drying Room at Rackheath, 21 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
Main Stores building at Rackheath, 6 March 2010. © Richard Flagg
Aerial view of Rackheath, 1 September 2010. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking north east towards the runway 21 threshold, 20 October 2015. © Richard Flagg
Gymnasium at Rackheath, 11 June 2016. © Richard Flagg
A hangar at Rackheath, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
Night Flying Equipment Store at Rackheath, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
Looking south from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
Looking south from Muck Lane that crosses the airfield, 9 July 2016. © Richard Flagg
The Control Tower at Rackheath, 19 May 2019. © Richard Flagg
Rackheath airfield during the Second World War. Courtesy of HuntleyFilmArchives
Footage and images of the Consolidated B-24 Liberator "Witchcraft", based at Rackheath, 1944 - 1945. Courtesy of Chris Collins
Rackheath, c. 2015. Courtesy of Jimmy Lee Shreeve