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RAF Methwold was officially closed down in June 1958, the land being returned to its former owners or their families. In the 1960’s much of the concrete runways were broken up and the area returned largely to agriculture.
RAF METHWOLD 1938 -1958. At the end of the 1930’s as the possibility of war with Nazi Germany grew ever stronger the Air Ministry began to look for new sites to expand the number of airfields in East Anglia.
Feb 27, 2020 · RAF Methwold opened as a dispersal airfield for RAF Feltwell in the Winter of 1938. Vickers Wellington bombers from Feltwell continued to use the site as a satellite base until the grass airfield was transferred to No. 2 Group in... more
There are:56 items tagged RAF Methwold available in our Library. These include information on officers, regimental histories, letters, diary entries, personal accounts and information about actions during the Second World War. George Fenwick Findley 218 (Gold Coast) Squadron.
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November 1975. Visit. Airfield. Only a couple of runways survive, used as access roads. A few ruined buildings. At least one hangar in good condition, used as warehouse. E. Rose (NAU), 21 November 1975. World War Two, on site of night landing ground NHER 1916. Present airfield constructed 1939 as satellite for Feltwell, before outbreak of war. Conc...
AIRCRAFT HANGAR (TYPE T2) (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)AIRCRAFT OBSTRUCTION (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)BATTLE HEADQUARTERS (11008/41) (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)GYMNASIUM (World War Two - 1939 AD to 1945 AD)- TL 729 930
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In late 1944 METHWOLD was a ‘Middle of the road’ base with 1350 RAF personnel plus only 66 WAAFs.
Just as Bexwell started out as a satellite for the established airfield at Marham so Methwold was a satellite for Feltwell. Like Marham, Feltwell was one of the five RAF airfields that were established in Norfolk before the second world war.
