Old Buckenham
Also known as: | Old Buck / RAF Old Buckenham / USAAF Station 144 |
County: | Norfolk |
Current Status: | Aviation |
Date: | Opened December 1943 |
Current Use: | Active |
Used By: | RAF / Civil / USAAF |
Aircraft Roles: | Bomber / General aviation |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- 453rd Bomb Group Association
- Old Buckenham Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 53 MU
- No 94 MU
- No 231 MU
- 453rd BG
- 732nd BS
- 733rd BS
- 734th BS
- 735th BS
- UK Parachuting
![001Looking east from the runway 08 threshold - 16 March 2009.png](/media/8118/looking-east-from-the-runway-08-threshold-16-march-2009.png)
Looking east from the runway 08 threshold at Old Buckenham, 16 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
![002Aerial View of RAF Old Buckenham - 21 March 2009.png](/media/8125/aerial-view-of-raf-old-buckenham-21-march-2009.png)
Aerial view of Old Buckenham, 21 March 2009. © Richard Flagg
![003Aerial View of RAF Old Buckenham - 31 May 2009.png](/media/8127/aerial-view-of-raf-old-buckenham-31-may-2009.png)
Aerial view of Old Buckenham, 31 May 2009. © Richard Flagg
![004Aerial - Nick Challoner.JPG](/media/2654/aerial-nick-challoner.jpg)
Looking south-east across the airfield. The current main runway is on the right, with the grass runways visible just below, 13 June 2009. Photograph copyright © 2016 Nick Challoner, all rights reserved, www.challoner.com
![005Aerial View of RAF Old Buckenham - 19 October 2010.png](/media/8124/aerial-view-of-raf-old-buckenham-19-october-2010.png)
Aerial view of Old Buckenham, 19 October 2010. © Richard Flagg
![006Operations Block - 20 June 2011.png](/media/8126/operations-block-20-june-2011.png)
The Operations Block at Old Buckenham, 20 June 2011. © Richard Flagg
![007Flying Club Hangars - 15 October 2011.png](/media/8120/flying-club-hangars-15-october-2011.png)
Flying Club Hangars at Old Buckenham, 15 October 2011. © Richard Flagg
![008Flying Club Blister Hangar - 8 February 2014.png](/media/8122/flying-club-blister-hangar-8-february-2014.png)
A Blister hangar at Old Buckenham, 8 February 2014. © Richard Flagg
![009Flying Club Hangar - 8 February 2014.png](/media/8123/flying-club-hangar-8-february-2014.png)
A hangar at Old Buckenham, 8 February 2014. © Richard Flagg
![010Norden Bomb Site Store & Workshop - 31 May 2014.png](/media/8128/norden-bomb-site-store-workshop-31-may-2014.png)
Norden Bomb Site Store and Workshop at Old Buckenham, 31 May 2014. © Richard Flagg
![011Flying Club & aircraft parking area - 11 January 2015.png](/media/8121/flying-club-aircraft-parking-area-11-january-2015.png)
Flying Club and aircraft parking area at Old Buckenham, 11 January 2015. © Richard Flagg
![012Flying Club Hangars - 11 January 2015.png](/media/8119/flying-club-hangars-11-january-2015.png)
Flying Club Hangars at Old Buckenham, 11 January 2011. © Richard Flagg
![013Looking north east from the runway 03 threshold - 15 February 2015.png](/media/8117/looking-north-east-from-the-runway-03-threshold-15-february-2015.png)
Looking north east from the runway 03 threshold at Old Buckenham, 15 February 2015. © Richard Flagg
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