Fowlmere
| Also known as: | Fowlmere Aerodrome / RAF Fowlmere / RAF Station, Fowlmere / RFC Fowlmere / The Hen Puddle (nickname) / USAAF Station 378 |
| County: | Cambridgeshire |
| Current Status: | Aviation |
| Date: | Opened 1 October 1916 |
| Current Use: | Active |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RFC / Civil / RCAF / USAAF (main user) / USAS |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later metal, later unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air observation post / Bomber / Fighter (main role) / Fighter-reconnaissance / General aviation (main role) / Military development/support / Radar calibration / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- Fowlmere Parish Council
- The 339th Fighter Group Association
Main unit(s) present:
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No 2 Sqn
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No 5 TS
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No 15 Sqn
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No 16 Sqn
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No 19 Sqn
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No 21 Sqn
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No 31 TDS
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No 31 TS
- No 74 (Signals) Wing Calibration Flight
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No 111 Sqn
- No 124 Sqn
- No 125 Sqn
- No 126 Sqn
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No 133 Sqn
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No 154 Sqn
- 165th Aero Sqn
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No 167 Sqn
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No 174 Sqn
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No 264 Sqn
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339th FG
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No 411 Sqn
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No 421 Sqn
- 503rd FS
- 504th FS
- 505th FS
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No 655 Sqn
- No 2736 Sqn RAF Regiment
- Air Fighting Demonstration Sqn
- Modern Air
A hangar at Fowlmere, 26 October 2008.
T2 Hangar at Fowlmere, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
T2 Hangar at Fowlmere, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
Runway 07:25, looking south-west from London Road, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the north of the airfield, looking north from London Road, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
Taxiway at the east of the airfield, looking east from London Road, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
Main Stores building at Fowlmere, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
Standby Set House at Fowlmere, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
Crew Rest and Locker Room at Fowlmere, 9 February 2013. © Richard Flagg
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
| Home Defence Flight Station(s): | Hadleigh I / Harling Road / Old Weston / Therfield / Yelling |