RAF Watton

RAF Watton USAAF Station 376
Watton, Norfolk in England
RAF Watton Shown within Norfolk
Coordinates	52°33′50″N 0°51′47″E / 52.564°N 0.863°E / 52.564; 0.863
Type	Royal Air Force station
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command RAF Signals Command Eighth Air Force
Site history
Built	1937 (1937)
Built by	John Laing & Son Ltd.
In use	1937–1978[1] or 1992.[2]
Battles/wars	Second World War Cold War
Garrison information
Garrison	25th Bombardment Group (Reconnaissance)
Airfield information
Elevation	57 metres (187 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 11/29 1,829 metres (6,001 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Watton or more simply RAF Watton is a former Royal Air Force station located 9 mi (14 km) southwest of East Dereham, Norfolk, England.

Opened in 1937 it was used by both the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) during the Second World War. During the war it was used primarily as a bomber airfield, being the home of RAF Bomber Command squadrons until being used by the United States Army Air Forces Eighth Air Force as a major overhaul depot for Consolidated B-24 Liberator bombers and as a weather reconnaissance base.

After the war, it was returned to RAF use until being turned over to the British Army in the early 1990s. It was closed then put up for sale.