RAF North Creake
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Royal Air Force North Creake or more simply RAF North Creake is a former Royal Air Force station located 3.3 miles (5.3 km) southwest of Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk and 5.7 miles (9.2 km) northwest of Fakenham, Norfolk, England.
Originally used in 1941 as a decoy site for RAF Docking, construction of this Class A airfield began in October 1942, with the station being provided with accommodation for 2,951 male and 411 female staff. The airfield had 36 loop type hardstandings, two T2 hangars and one B1 hangar.
By December 1943 the airfield had passed to 100 Group, although it did not immediately become operational as consideration was given to upgrading the airfield to Very Heavy Bomber Standard. In the event, this did not take place, with RAF Sculthorpe being selected for upgrade.
Short Stirling III's from 199 Squadron arrived in May 1944 to complete Window and Mandrel operations against enemy radar tracking of Bomber Command raids, however during March 1945 these were changed to Handley Page Halifax III's. In September 1944, No. 199's 'C' Flight was used to re-form 171 Squadron, who contributed to 100 Group's radio counter-measures activities with Halifaxes.
Seventeen aircraft were lost during operations from the airfield, eight Stirlings and nine Halifaxes.
Hendelser som skjedde her
| Navn | Dato | Lenke |
|---|---|---|
| AM 329 SOE Operation Crupper XXXII Golden Eagle | 1944-12-28 | Se mer |
| AM 259 SOE Operation TAIL VI 1 Tern (FARNBOROUGH I) | 1944-12-28 | Se mer |
| AM 305 SOE Operation VET I 1 Varg /SIS Operation SABOR | 1944-12-28 | Se mer |
| AM 296 SOE Operation REINS VII 3 Rosy Bullfinch Red (FARNBOROUGH 6) | 1944-12-28 | Se mer |
| Am 165 SOE Operation BIT VIII 4 Goldcrest | 1944-12-28 | Se mer |
| AM 298 SOE Operation CRUPPER XXVIII Firecrest - Golden Eagle | 1944-12-29 | Se mer |
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| Tittel | Lenke |
|---|---|
| RAF NorthCreake | Se mer |