RAF East Wretham

RAF East Wretham
USAAF Station 133
Thetford, Norfolk in England
East Wretham Airfield - 5 February 1946
RAF East Wretham is located in Norfolk
RAF East Wretham
RAF East Wretham
Shown within Norfolk
RAF East Wretham is located in the United Kingdom
RAF East Wretham
RAF East Wretham
RAF East Wretham (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°28′10.92″N 000°49′15.70″E / 52.4697000°N 0.8210278°E / 52.4697000; 0.8210278
TypeRoyal Air Force station[1]
CodeUT[1]
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
British Army
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 3 Group RAF[1]
Eighth Air Force
Site history
Built1939 (1939)
In useMarch 1940 - July 1946 (1946) as airfield
now part of STANTA
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation41 metres (135 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Grass
00/00  Grass
00/00  Grass

Royal Air Force East Wretham or more simply RAF East Wretham is a former Royal Air Force station located 6 miles (9.7 km) northeast of Thetford, Norfolk, England.

  1. ^ a b c d Falconer 2012, p. 87.