Beccles II (Ellough)
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| Also known as: | Beccles Heliport / Beccles Sunday Market / Ellough Industrial Estate / Ellough Solar Farm / HMS Hornbill II / RAF Beccles / RAF Station, Beccles / RNAS Beccles / USAAF Station 132 |
| County: | Suffolk |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland / Industry / Leisure activity / Public road / Solar farm |
| Date: | 1 January 1944 (Care & Maintenance) - 1960 (relinquished); subsequent limited flying to present |
| Current Use: | Limited flying |
| Used By: | RAF / FAA / Civil |
| Landing Surface Types: | Paved, later paved/unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air-sea rescue (main role) / Anti-shipping / General aviation (limited flying) / Naval aviation |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- A & A Angling Supplies
- A.S.A.P. Supplies Ltd
- B&B Skip Hire Ltd
- Beccles Airfield Radio Club
- Beccles and District Kart Club
- Beccles Farmers Market
- Beccles Town Council - name only
- Berry Oils Ltd
- BFS Enterprise Fabrications Ltd
- Bidnall Press Ltd
- Broadblue Training Ltd
- Broadwater Mouldings Ltd
- Buckenham Blast Cleaning
- Calco Steel
- Comptons Menswear
- Dossett
- Eastway Pallets Ltd
- Electroplate (UK) Ltd
- Ellough Park Raceway
- Emerald Trading Ltd
- Excalibur Coachworks Beccles Ltd
- Fellingham Civil Engineering
- Gardwell Coatings Ltd
- Harleston Engineering Ltd
- Hayward United Farmers Ltd
- Henstead Motor Sport
- Hewden Hire Centres Ltd
- Linkx Systems Ltd
- Lowestoft Sign Centre
- Lyndy Logistics
- M A's Airfield Diner
- Mark Elliot Furniture Ltd
- Michael Anderson
- North Cove Parish Council
- Olivers Property Agents Ltd
- P J Taxis
- PCE Automation Ltd
- Posh Pigs Cafe
- PRO-Driver Training
- Promens Packaging Ltd
- R M Maudsley Ltd
- RainAir - operator
- Regal Tanks
- Regallien Ltd
- Shadingfield, Sotterley, Willingham & Ellough Joint Parish Council
- Stans Body Shop
- Styleprint Anglia Ltd
- UK Parachuting
- UK Video Services Ltd
- Waveney Baths Ltd
- Wayland Mini Bus Services
- William Clowes Ltd
- World of Blinds Ltd
- Worlingham Parish Council
- Youngs Removals
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Waveney Model Flying Club
Main unit(s) present:
- No 15 (RAAF) ACHU
- No 278 Sqn
- No 279 Sqn
- No 280 Sqn
- No 618 Sqn
- No 810 Sqn
- No 827 Sqn
- Mid Anglia Microlights
- Station Flight, Beccles
- Virage Helicopter Academy
The runway at Beccles II, 23 August 2007.
The control tower at Beccles II, 9 September 2007.
A hangar at Beccles II, 7 August 2009.
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