Thorpe Abbotts
Major
Also known as: | RAF Station, Thorpe Abbotts / RAF Thorpe Abbotts / USAAF Station 139 |
County: | Norfolk |
Current Status: | Farmland / Museum / Public road |
Date: | 10 November 1942 (Care and Maintenance) - 27 June 1946 |
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 01/07/2024):
- 100th Bomb Group Memorial Museum
- All Saints Church, Thorpe Abbotts
- Brockdish Parish Council
- Dickleburgh and Rushall Parish Council
- Scole Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- 100th BG
- 349th BS
- 350th BS
- 351st BS
- 418th BS
Footage of Thorpe Abbotts in 1943. Courtesy of TOPCAMERAMAN
Footage of Thorpe Abbotts in 1943. Courtesy of TOPCAMERAMAN