Former Air Force base in Suffolk, England (1939–1993)
For the current use of this facility, see Wattisham Flying Station.
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RAF Wattisham
Wattisham, Suffolk in England
A McDonnell Douglas F-4J(UK) Phantom of No. 74(Fighter) Squadron which was based at RAF Wattisham.
Supra mare supra terramque (Latin for 'Above the sea and above the land')
Royal Air Force (1939–1942 and 1946–1993) United States Army Air Forces (1942–1946)
Controlled by
RAF Fighter Command (1946-)
Condition
Closed
Site history
Built
1938 (1938)
Built by
John Laing & Son Ltd
In use
1939–1993 (1993)
Fate
Transferred to the British Army's Army Air Corps and became Wattisham Flying Station.
Airfield information
Identifiers
ICAO: EGUW, WMO: 03590
Elevation
89 metres (292 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction
Length and surface
05/23
2,424 metres (7,953 ft) Asphalt
Royal Air Force Wattisham or more simply RAF Wattisham (ICAO: EGUW) was, between 1939 and 1993, the name of a Royal Air Force station located in East Anglia just outside the village of Wattisham, south of Stowmarket in Suffolk, England. During the Cold War it was a major front-line air force base, operating Quick Reaction Alert (South), before closing as an Royal Air Force station in 1993. Since 1993 it has been operated by the British Army as Wattisham Flying Station.
Royal Air Force Wattisham or more simply RAFWattisham (ICAO: EGUW) was, between 1939 and 1993, the name of a Royal Air Force station located in East Anglia...
relocated to RAFWattisham. The following units were here at some point: No. 1 Squadron RAF No. 2 Squadron RAF No. 3 Squadron RAF No. 4 Squadron RAF No. 9 Squadron...
February 1976, when moved to RAFWattisham. In March 1976, No. 56(F) Squadron joined until July 1976, then went to Wattisham. The Phantom's role changed...
houses an airfield. Formerly known as RAFWattisham, it was one of the front-line airfields in the Cold War. The RAF moved out in March 1993 and it is now...
Squadron left for RAFWattisham in Suffolk. No. 50 Squadron left the following year, being moved to RAF Lindholme in South Yorkshire. RAF Waddington began...
formed at RAF North Weald where they received the Hunter before moving to RAFWattisham in Suffolk. Until 1961, the Black Arrows were the RAF's premier...
July 1941 and 1 August 1942 with detachments at RAF Detling, RAF Wattisham and RAF Thruxton. The squadron returned on 10 August 1942 again with the Blenheim...
but under subsequent reorganisation, the SAR operations were moved to RAFWattisham, in Suffolk where they remained until 15 July 2015, following the privatisation...
Wattisham Flying Station, formerly Wattisham Airfield, is a British Army airfield and barracks located near the village of Wattisham in Suffolk, England...
During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF Kinloss, Leeming, Valley, Waddington, Wattisham & Lyneham ended...
Lightnings of 5 Sqn at RAF Binbrook and those of 29 Sqn and 111 Squadron at RAFWattisham. Southern Q was rotated around the three RAF bases. RAF Leeming took over...
retain a pair of UK based Phantom squadrons at RAFWattisham, alongside a pair of Tornado units at RAF Coningsby to provide air defence cover for the...
the rundown of No. 23 Squadron RAF in the UK and the resultant transfer of its "nameplate" from RAFWattisham to the RAF Stanley unit. The Harrier detachment...
transported to Wattisham airfield in Suffolk. The Phantom had previously flown in two of the squadrons based at what was RAFWattisham (No. 56 Squadron RAF and No...
Sea King HAR3 at RAF Boulmer, RAF Leconfield, RAF Coltishall, RAF Brawdy, RAF Lossiemouth, RAF Manston (flight moved to RAFWattisham in 1989 Search and...
population was recorded as 1,530. It has strong links with the neighbouring RAFWattisham which partly falls within the parish boundary. Fun fact 1 in 1530 people...
detached Lightnings to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus to support the Near East Air Force and in 1967 No. 56 Squadron RAF moved from RAFWattisham with the Lightning...
on approach to RAFWattisham, two killed. 27 July 1970 - XS930 an EE Lightning F.6 of 74 Squadron stalled and crashed on takeoff from RAF Tengah, Singapore...
The squadron remained at RAF Carew Cheriton until the 9 February 1942, when it relocated to RAFWattisham. No. 500 Squadron RAF provided a detachment of...
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