Martlesham Heath
Also known as: | A&AEE Martlesham Heath / Adastral Park / Martlesham / Martlesham Heath Aerodrome / Martlesham Heath Business Park / Martlesham Heath Industrial Estate / RAF Martlesham Heath / RAF Station, Martlesham Heath / RFC Martlesham Heath / USAAF Station |
County: | Suffolk |
Current Status: | Housing / Industry / Leisure activity / Museum |
Date: | October 1916 - 9 April 1963 |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / RAF (Belgian) / RAF (Czech) / RAF (Polish) / RFC / RAAF / RCAF / RNZAF / USAAF |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved, later paved |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- A1 Pressure Washers
- Advance Supplies
- Advanced Communications Technology
- Andrew Jacobs Conveyancing
- Anglia Factors Ipswich Ltd
- Balti Nights
- Banbury Howard
- Barnes Catering
- Bidwells
- BPT Ltd
- Briarcare
- City Electrical Factors
- Copewell Ltd
- DataDay Technology Ltd
- Deben Frames
- Denhams Electrical Wholesalers Ltd
- Disect Systems Ltd
- Drain Doctor
- Enable Technologies - formerly Enable IT Technologies
- Global Rail Construction
- Golf Galore Ltd
- Happi Days Martlesham
- Harland Machine Systems Ltd
- Hays IT
- Holmes Travel Ltd
- Howdens Joinery Co.
- Huawei
- ICS
- Imaginative Traveller
- IPS Fitness Ltd
- Ipswich Accident Repair Centre Ltd
- Ipswich Timber Frame Ltd
- IPValue Management
- John Nunn & Co Ltd
- Kingpin Bowling Centre
- Marquis Motorhomes
- Martlesham Car Centre
- Martlesham Heath Aviation Society
- Martlesham Indian Cuisine
- Martlesham Leisure Club
- Martlesham Parish Council
- Martlesham Pizzas
- Martlesham Service Centre
- Martlesham Youth Football Club
- Mi Amore Lingerie Ltd
- Milner Ltd
- Nationwide Crash Repair Centres Ltd
- Nevion Ltd
- New Gases Ltd
- Office Warehouse
- OPT Services
- Orwell Trucks Ltd
- Pauline Scott Property Management
- Peddle Power
- Pets at Home
- Play2Day
- PTP Studio
- Rhymes Nursery
- Richard Pipe Engineering
- Ridgeons Ltd
- SANO UK Powered Stairclimbers Ltd
- St. Michael and All Angels Church, Martlesham Heath
- Stelmax Ltd
- Suffolk Motorhome Hire Ltd
- Syba Seating
- The C.R. Giles Cartoon Trust
- The Douglas Bader
- Tile Store
- TM Services
- Toolstation - Ipswich Martlesham Heath
- Tucan Travel
- Unique Office Solutions Ltd
- Woodbridge Cars
- Yew Tree Digital Ltd
Main unit(s) present:
- No 1 AACU 'A' Flight
- No 1 AACU 'H' Flight
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No 1 Sqn
- No 2 Sqn
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No 3 Sqn
- No 11 (Fighter) Group
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No 11 Gp Comms Flight
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No 15 Sqn
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No 17 Sqn
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No 22 Sqn
- No 25 (Base) Defence Wing
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No 25 Sqn
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No 26 Sqn
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No 29 Sqn
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No 41 Sqn
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No 54 Sqn
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No 56 Sqn
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No 64 Sqn
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No 65 Sqn
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No 66 Sqn
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No 71 Sqn
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No 72 Sqn
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No 85 Sqn
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No 104 GS
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No 110 Sqn
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No 111 Sqn
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No 122 Sqn
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No 124 Sqn
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No 132 Sqn
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No 133 Sqn
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No 151 Sqn
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No 165 Sqn
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No 182 Sqn
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No 198 Sqn
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No 222 Sqn
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No 236 Sqn
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No 239 Sqn
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No 242 Sqn
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No 257 Sqn
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No 258 Sqn
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No 264 Sqn
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No 266 Sqn
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No 277 Sqn
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No 278 Sqn
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No 284 Sqn
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No 287 Sqn
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No 303 Sqn
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No 310 Sqn
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No 312 Sqn
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No 317 Sqn
- No 332 Sqn
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No 350 Sqn
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356th FG
- 359th FS
- 360th FS
- 361st FS
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No 401 Sqn
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No 402 Sqn
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No 403 Sqn
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No 412 Sqn
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No 416 Sqn
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No 421 Sqn
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No 453 Sqn
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No 485 Sqn
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No 501 Sqn
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No 504 Sqn
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No 604 Sqn
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No 605 Sqn
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No 607 Sqn
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No 611 Sqn
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No 612 GS
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No 613 Sqn
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No 1488 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight
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No 1616 (AAC) Flight
- No 2735 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2787 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2798 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 3203 Servicing Commando
- No 3204 Servicing Commando
- No 3206 Servicing Commando
- No 3208 Servicing Commando
- No 4025 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
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Aeroplane & Armament Experimental Establishment
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Aeroplane Experimental Establishment (Home)
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Aeroplane Experimental Station
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ASR Flight
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Armament & Instrument Experimental Unit
- Autogiro Unit
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Battle of Britain Flight
- Blind Landing Experimental Unit
- Bomb Ballistic and Blind Landing Experimental Establishment
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Bomb Ballistics Unit
- 'D' Flight
- Experimental Armament Sqn
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Experimental Co-operation Unit
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Ipswich Flying Club
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Rapid Landing Flight
- Special Flight, Martlesham Heath
- Testing Sqn
Aerial view of the runway at Martlesham Heath. Courtesy of Sky Cam East
Buildings at Martlesham Heath, 2012. Courtesy of John Cooper
Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
Satellite(s): | |
Decoy Airfield(s): | |
Home Defence Flight Station(s): | Goldhanger / Hadleigh I / Harling Road / Southend (Rochford) / Stow Maries |