Foulsham
Also known as: | Addison Farm / Foulsham Aerodrome / RAF Foulsham |
County: | Norfolk |
Current Status: | Farmland / Industry / Public road |
Date: | May 1942 - February 1954; subsequent minor use |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF (main user) / Civil (minor use) / RAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Paved |
Aircraft Roles: | Aircraft preparation/storage / Bomber (main role) / Electronic warfare (main role) / General aviation (minor use) / Military development/support / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/10/2019):
- Foulsham Community Archives/Foulsham Archive Group
- Foulsham Parish Council
- Holy Innocents Church, Foulsham - tree of remembrance planted 2015
- Tilia Foulsham Limited - Addison Farm named after Air Vice-Marshal Edward Barker Addison of No 100 Bomber Group
- Wood Norton Parish Council
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Wood Norton Village
Main unit(s) present:
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No 12 Heavy Glider Maintenance Section
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No 16 MU
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No 98 Sqn
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No 99 MU
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No 180 Sqn
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No 192 Sqn
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No 462 Sqn
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No 514 Sqn
- No 1473 (RCM) Flight
- No 1508 BAT Flight
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No 1678 HCU
- No 4261 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
- Bomber Support Development Unit
Video and photographs of ABCT's Foulsham Airfield memorial unveiling, Sunday 28 August 2022. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
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Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking east from Hindolveston Road, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
![007Runway 08:26. Looking south west from Guestwick Road - 25 May 2007.png](/media/6326/runway-08-26-looking-south-west-from-guestwick-road-25-may-2007.png)
Runway 08:26, looking south west from Guestwick Road, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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Runway 01:19, looking north from Guestwick Road, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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Main Workshops at Foulsham, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Foulsham, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Foulsham, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Foulsham, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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T2 Type Aircraft Shed at Foulsham, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
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Fire Tender Shed at Foulsham, 25 May 2007. © Richard Flagg
![015Aerial View of RAF Foulsham Airfield - 21 March 2009.png](/media/6333/aerial-view-of-raf-foulsham-airfield-21-march-2009.png)
Aerial view of Foulsham, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
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Aerial view of Foulsham, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
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