RAF Foulsham
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Royal Air Force Foulsham, more commonly known as RAF Foulsham[2] is a former Royal Air Force station, a military airfield, located 15 miles North-West of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia, from 1942 to 1945.[3]
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RAF Foulsham | |||||||||||
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Norwich, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°48′06″N 001°00′23″E | ||||||||||
Type | Parent Station | ||||||||||
Code | FU | ||||||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 3 Group RAF * No. 100 (BS) Group RAF | ||||||||||
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Built | 1942 (1942) | ||||||||||
Built by | Kirk & Kirk Ltd | ||||||||||
In use | May 1942-1945 (1945) | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 53 metres (174 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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