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RAF Tuddenham

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Station history
Post war
Current use
See also
References
Citations Bibliography

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Royal Air Force Station Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force station located {{Convert|3.2|mi}} south east of Mildenhall, Suffolk, England and {{Convert|7.8|mi}} north west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Station history

No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School.^[1]
No. 90 Squadron RAF starting on 13 October 1943 with the Short Stirling III before changing to the Avro Lancaster I and III in May 1944 and leaving on 11 November 1946 to RAF Wyton.{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=52}}
No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=60}}
No. 149 Squadron RAF between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=62}}
No. 186 Squadron RAF reformed at RAF Tuddenham on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Stradishall on 17 December 1945 where the squadron disbanded on 17 July 1945.{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=66}}
No. 207 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.{{sfn|Jefford|1988|p=69}}
No. 281 Maintenance Unit.^[1]

Post war

[USAF 3114th Ammo Supply Squadron] No. 107 Squadron RAF - PGM-17 Thor nuclear missiles.^[2]

Current use

The site is now used for farming^[1] and Gunman Airsoft.

References

Citations

1. ^¹²{{cite web|url=http://www.abct.org.uk/airfields/tuddenham |title=Tuddenham |publisher=Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust|accessdate=30 June 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.raf.mod.uk/bombercommand/s48b.html |title=Bomber Command - Tuddenham|publisher=Royal Air Force|accessdate=30 June 2012}}

Bibliography

{{cite book |last1=Jefford MBE |first1=Wg Cdr C G |title= RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912 |year=1988 |publisher= Airlife |location= Shrewsbury |isbn= 1-85310-053-6 |ref= {{harvid|Jefford|1988}} }}

4 : Royal Air Force stations in Suffolk|Military units and formations established in 1941|Airports in England|Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom

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