RAF Framlingham

RAF Framlingham
USAAF Station 153
Located northeast of Ipswich, Suffolk, United Kingdom
Framlingham Airfield - 21 June 1946
RAF Framlingham is located in Suffolk
RAF Framlingham
RAF Framlingham
Map showing the location of RAF Framlingham within Suffolk.
Coordinates52°11′53″N 001°24′29″E / 52.19806°N 1.40806°E / 52.19806; 1.40806
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeFM
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
Controlled byRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Site history
Built1942
In use1943-1945
Battles/warsEuropean Theatre of World War II
Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945
Garrison information
GarrisonEighth Air Force
Occupants390th Bombardment Group
RAF Framlingham Control Tower, 22 May 1944.
Headquarters buildings, March 1945.
Boeing B-17G Flying Fortress serial 44-83884 "Yankee Doodle Dandy" of the 390th Bomb Group at RAF Framlingham, shown with Hollywood star James Cagney.

Royal Air Force Framlingham or more simply RAF Framlingham is a former United States Army Air Forces WWII airfield located 3 miles (4.8 km) southeast of Framlingham, and 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Ipswich, Suffolk, England.