Cotton
Also known as: | Cotton Landing Ground / RFC Cotton |
County: | Suffolk |
Current Status: | Unknown (location not known) |
Date: | 1916 (earliest known date October) - 13 November 1916 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RFC |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
Royal Aircraft Factory BE2 and BE12 variants fighters of No 51 Squadron briefly had Cotton available to them as a Home Defence landing ground towards the end of 1916 until being replaced by Elmswell.
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Bacton and Cotton Local History Group
- Cotton Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 51 Sqn
Home Defence Flight Station(s): |