Bodney
Did you know?
"D-Day ran remarkably smoothly for Britain’s airfields – except at Bodney, where a P-51 of the 352nd Fighter Group swung on take-off and promptly hit the control tower.
"Also known as: | Bodney Aerodrome / Bodney Camp / RAF Bodney / RAF Station, Bodney / USAAF Station 141 |
County: | Norfolk |
Current Status: | Army training / Farmland |
Date: | March 1940 - 26 November 1945 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / USAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
Aircraft Roles: | Bomber / Fighter / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- 352nd Fighter Group Association
- Hilborough Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 17 (P) AFU
- No 21 Sqn
- No 82 Sqn
- No 90 Sqn
- 328th FS
- 352nd FG
- 486th FS
- 487th FS
![001Looking north west across the airfield from the B1108 road - 22 May 2007.png](/media/6259/looking-north-west-across-the-airfield-from-the-b1108-road-22-may-2007.png)
Looking north west across the airfield from the B1108 road, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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The control tower at Bodney, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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The control tower at Bodney, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
![004Type 22 Pillbox with a local Anti-Aircraft Mount modification on the roof - 22 May 2007.png](/media/6266/type-22-pillbox-with-a-local-anti-aircraft-mount-modification-on-the-roof-22-may-2007.png)
Type 22 Pillbox with a local Anti-Aircraft Mount modification on the roof, 22 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
![006Aerial View of RAF Bodney Airfield - 21 March 2009.png](/media/6263/aerial-view-of-raf-bodney-airfield-21-march-2009.png)
Aerial view of Bodney, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
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Aerial view of Bodney, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
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Looking east across the airfield from near the technical site, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
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Gymnasium and Chapel at Bodney, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
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Main workshops at Bodney, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
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A.M.W.D. Mechanical Plant Store at Bodney, 18 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
Footage of the 352nd Fighter Group at Bodney, 1944. Courtesy of buggarthat
Aerial footage of Bodney. Courtesy of andy lannie