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RAF Knettishall

Airfields of the VIII Bomber Command in SuffolkMilitary airbases closed in 1957Military airbases established in 1943Royal Air Force stations in SuffolkUse British English from November 2018
Knettishallairfield 12may1951
Knettishallairfield 12may1951

Royal Air Force Knettishall or more simply RAF Knettishall is a former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England. During the Second World War, it was numbered as Station 136 by the United States Army Air Forces while home to the 388th Bombardment Group and its four squadrons consisting of: 560th Bombardment Squadron 561st Bombardment Squadron 562nd Bombardment Squadron 563rd Bombardment Squadron Part of the Eighth Air Force between 1943 and 1945. Royal Air Force Knettishall was declared surplus to RAF requirements after the war's end, it was closed in 1957. Most of the runways and buildings were demolished by the late 1960s, although some were still standing as ruins by 2000. The airfield itself remains in limited use by light general aviation aircraft to the present day.

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RAF Knettishall
Church Hill, West Suffolk

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Church Hill
West Suffolk
England, United Kingdom
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