Lavenham
Major
| Also known as: | Alpheton (unofficial local name) / Cockfield (unofficial local name) / RAF Lavenham / RAF Station, Lavenham / USAAF Station 137 |
| County: | Suffolk |
| Current Status: | Aviation / Farmland (main position) / Industry |
| Date: | April 1944 - October 1948; subsequent minor use to present |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | 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):
- Alpheton Parish Council
- Cockfield Parish Council
- Friends of Lavenham Airfield (FOLA)
- Lavenham Library
- Lavenham Parish Council
- St. Peter and St. Paul's Church, Lavenham
- Shimpling Parish Council
- The Swan at Lavenham
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 30/11/2018):
- Alpheton Village Website
- Cockfield, Suffolk
- Welcome to Lavenham
Main unit(s) present:
- 487th BG
- 836th BS
- 837th BS
- 838th BS
- 839th BS
Part of the perimeter track at Lavenham, 20 March 2011.
Part of the perimeter track at Lavenham, 20 March 2011.
Remains of a runway at Lavenham, 25 September 2011.
An Avro Lancaster at Lavenham, February 1970. Courtesy of Rob Leigh