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Debach

Major
Also known as: Clopton Commercial Park / RAF Debach / RAF Station, Debach / USAAF Station 152
County: Suffolk
Current Status: Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Industry (main position) / Museum / Public road
Date: April 1944 - 1948; subsequent minor use
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / Civil (minor use) / USAAF (main user)
Landing Surface Types: Paved
Aircraft Roles: Bomber (main role) / General aviation (minor use)

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):

  • Abbey Grit Blasting Services
  • Boulge Parish Meeting
  • Burgh Parish Meeting
  • Clopton Heritage Group
  • Clopton Parish Council
  • Debach Enterprises Ltd
  • Debach Parish Meeting
  • First. Coffee Shop
  • Global Tyres
  • St. Mary the Virgin Church, Clopton
  • Venturer Coachways Ltd

The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):

  • Clopton Suffolk

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 18 RC
  • 493rd BG
  • 860th BS
  • 861st BS
  • 862nd BS
  • 863rd BS
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Looking north-west across Debach airfield, 30 May 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com

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Remains of a runway at Debach, 2 February 2014.

Looking at the runways at Debach. Courtesy of Commonwealth Crossings

Going towards where the hangars used to stand. Courtesy of Commonwealth Crossings

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