RAF Oulton | |||||||||||
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Oulton, near Aylsham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°47′57″N 001°10′53″E / 52.79917°N 1.18139°E | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | 1940-1952 | ||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Garrison |
No. 2 Group RAF No. 3 Group RAF No. 100 Group RAF | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Oulton or more simply RAF Oulton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Aylsham, Norfolk and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northwest of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
The airfield was built over 1939 and 1940 as a bomber airfield with T2 type hangars and grass runways, the facility operating as a satellite airfield of nearby RAF Horsham St. Faith between July 1940 and September 1942 after which it operated as a satellite airfield of RAF Swanton Morley.
In September 1943, Oulton was transferred from 2 Group to 3 Group and closed to flying for re-construction as a heavy bomber base with concrete runways, taxiways and parking areas. The work was completed in April 1944 and the airfield transferred to No. 100 Group RAF. [1] Flying operations ceased at the end of July 1945, after which it was taken over by RAF Maintenance Command which used it to store de Havilland Mosquitos until November 1947. [2]
Squadron | Aircraft | Dates at RAF Oulton |
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114 | Blenheim Mk.IV | July 1940 to March 1941 [2] [3] |
18 | Blenheim Mk.IV | April 1941 to July 1941 and November to December 1941 [1] |
139 | Blenheim Mk.IV | December 1941 to February 1942 [1] [2] |
1428 Hudson Conversion Flight | Hudson Mk.III | December 1941 to May 1942 [1] |
236 | Beaufighter Mk.IC | July 1942 to September 1942 [1] |
88 | Boston Mk.III and IIIA | September 1942 [1] to March 1943[ citation needed] |
21 | Ventura Mk.I and II | April 1943 to September 1943 [1] |
No. 1699 (Bomber Support) Flight RAF | Fortress | May 1944 [1] to June 1945[ citation needed] |
214 | Fortress | May 1944 to July 1945 [1] |
803rd Bomb Squadron | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator | May 1944 to August 1944 [1] |
223 | Flying Fortress and Liberator | August 1944 to July 1945 [1] |
The site is now farmland. [4]
The RAF Oulton Museum is housed on the Blickling Hall estate, belonging to the National Trust. [5]
RAF Oulton | |||||||||||
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Oulton, near Aylsham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°47′57″N 001°10′53″E / 52.79917°N 1.18139°E | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force Satellite station | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
In use | 1940-1952 | ||||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||||
Garrison |
No. 2 Group RAF No. 3 Group RAF No. 100 Group RAF | ||||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||||
Elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Oulton or more simply RAF Oulton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Aylsham, Norfolk and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northwest of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
The airfield was built over 1939 and 1940 as a bomber airfield with T2 type hangars and grass runways, the facility operating as a satellite airfield of nearby RAF Horsham St. Faith between July 1940 and September 1942 after which it operated as a satellite airfield of RAF Swanton Morley.
In September 1943, Oulton was transferred from 2 Group to 3 Group and closed to flying for re-construction as a heavy bomber base with concrete runways, taxiways and parking areas. The work was completed in April 1944 and the airfield transferred to No. 100 Group RAF. [1] Flying operations ceased at the end of July 1945, after which it was taken over by RAF Maintenance Command which used it to store de Havilland Mosquitos until November 1947. [2]
Squadron | Aircraft | Dates at RAF Oulton |
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114 | Blenheim Mk.IV | July 1940 to March 1941 [2] [3] |
18 | Blenheim Mk.IV | April 1941 to July 1941 and November to December 1941 [1] |
139 | Blenheim Mk.IV | December 1941 to February 1942 [1] [2] |
1428 Hudson Conversion Flight | Hudson Mk.III | December 1941 to May 1942 [1] |
236 | Beaufighter Mk.IC | July 1942 to September 1942 [1] |
88 | Boston Mk.III and IIIA | September 1942 [1] to March 1943[ citation needed] |
21 | Ventura Mk.I and II | April 1943 to September 1943 [1] |
No. 1699 (Bomber Support) Flight RAF | Fortress | May 1944 [1] to June 1945[ citation needed] |
214 | Fortress | May 1944 to July 1945 [1] |
803rd Bomb Squadron | Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress and Consolidated B-24 Liberator | May 1944 to August 1944 [1] |
223 | Flying Fortress and Liberator | August 1944 to July 1945 [1] |
The site is now farmland. [4]
The RAF Oulton Museum is housed on the Blickling Hall estate, belonging to the National Trust. [5]