Former Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, England
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RAF Woodbridge
Near Woodbridge, Suffolk in England
A Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II of the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing whilst based at Woodbridge during 1979.
Royal Air Force (1943–1952) United States Air Force (1952–1993)
Condition
Closed
Site history
Built
1943 (1943)
In use
1943–1993 (1993)
Fate
Transferred to the British Army in 2006 and became MOD Woodbridge, comprising Rock Barracks and Woodbridge Airfield.
Airfield information
Identifiers
IATA: WOB, ICAO: EGVG
Royal Air Force Woodbridge, or more simply RAF Woodbridge, is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, England.
Constructed in 1943 as a RAF military airfield during the Second World War to assist damaged aircraft to land on their return from raids over Germany it was later used by the United States Air Force during the Cold War, being the primary home for the 79th and 78th Tactical Fighter Squadrons and squadrons of the 81st Fighter Wing under various designations until 1993. For many years, the 81st also operated from nearby RAF Bentwaters, with Bentwaters and Woodbridge being known as the "Twin Bases".
Since 2006, it has been known as MOD Woodbridge, incorporating Woodbridge Airfield and Rock Barracks. Woodbridge Airfield is used by Army Air Corps aircraft for training and Rock Barracks are home to the newly formed 23 Engineer Regiment (Air Assault) of the Royal Engineers.
Royal Air Force Woodbridge, or more simply RAFWoodbridge, is a former Royal Air Force station located east of Woodbridge in the county of Suffolk, England...
previously known as RAFWoodbridge and had periods where it was operated by the Royal Air Force and United States Air Force. The RAF station closed in August...
Wing also operated RAFWoodbridge, with Bentwaters and Woodbridge airfields being known by the Americans as the "Twin Bases". RAF Bentwaters was the location...
which became linked with UFO landings. The events occurred just outside RAFWoodbridge, which was used at the time by the United States Air Force (USAF). USAF...
an RF-4C arriving at RAF Alconbury to replace the 10th TRW's RB-66s. In October, the F-101C "Voodoos" at Bentwaters/Woodbridge were also replaced by...
night fighter of 7.Staffel/NJG 2 equipped with Flensburg landed at RAFWoodbridge by mistake and was captured. When British military scientists examined...
1966, relocated to RAFWoodbridge, Suffolk, in 1970, transferred to RAF Alconbury, Cambridgeshire in 1992 and, finally, moved to RAF Mildenhall in 1995...
Staffel/NJG 2, flew the wrong way on a landing beacon and landed at RAFWoodbridge in England by accident, with the crew not realising the mistake until...
weather. A relatively remote location in Norfolk, RAF Fersfield, was the launch site. Initially, RAFWoodbridge to the south in Suffolk had been selected for...
stationed at RAF Bentwaters from 6 June 1952, then at RAFWoodbridge, 3 mi (4.8 km) southeast of Bentwaters, from 1 October 1954. RAFWoodbridge was operated...
78th moved to RAF Sculthorpe in May 1956. The 78th briefly returned to Shepherds Grove in May 1957 before being reassigned to RAFWoodbridge in December...
last assignment was with the 81st Tactical Fighter Wing, stationed at RAFWoodbridge, England. It was inactivated on 14 August 1992. The squadron was redesignated...
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They...
they invited No. 74 Squadron RAF and EC (Fighter Squadron) 1/12 Cambresis of the French Armée de l'air to RAFWoodbridge in England. France was then a...
Aerial photo from Multimap.Com RAF Shepherds Grove photos taken in 2006 the UnOfficial 81st SPS RAF Bentwaters/Woodbridge Site the UnOfficial gathering...
it back to base and would land at any available airfield they found; RAFWoodbridge was a recognised emergency landing place. Vigilance was always maintained...
fog from airfields by burning it off with petrol. Along with RAF Carnaby and RAFWoodbridge, Manston was developed as a south coast emergency landing ground...
Hawaii Territory, (1946) RAF Shepherds Grove, England (1952–1956, 1957–1958) RAF Sculthorpe, England (1956–1957) RAFWoodbridge, England (1958–1992) Shaw...
defence, Rapier launch stations, defending RAF Bentwaters and RAFWoodbridge No. 85 Squadron RAF — Bloodhound Mk II surface-to-air missiles; D, E and F flights...
Europe ground forces in conventional and nuclear roles arriving at RAFWoodbridge, England, 1 October 1952, flying first the F-84G Thunderjet and then...
October 2008). "US airman Milton Torres told to shoot down UFO when based at RAF Manston". The Times. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved...
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