Framlingham
FRAMLINGHAM: Military aerodrome later private airfield (Aka PARHAM, see seperate entry)
Note: These three pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Military users: WW2: 8th USAAF 13th Bombardment Wing 390th Bomb Group
568, 569, 570 & 571 Sqdns (Boeing B.17 Fortresses)
Operated by: 2001: Mr P Kindred
Location: SW of Great Glemham, E of Parham & 3nm SE of Framlingham
Period of operation: Military 1943 to 1945. A period or possibly periods of later civil activity uncertain but a part of the original WW2 aerodrome was still being used in 2003. Indeed, in 2015 it appears that three aircraft were based here.
Runways: WW2: 10/28 1829x46 hard 17/35 1280x46 hard
05/23 1280x46 hard
2001 to 2003: 06/24 450x10 hard
(06/24 also had a 180 metre grass extension available)
NOTES: Although I’d barely heard of it until a few years ago when given a job to collect some aeroplane parts from here, once ‘on site’ it was clear this was once a pretty big WW2 airbase as a few of the essential residual signs still exist. When researching this 'Guide' I was impressed to discover that 2894 USAAF personnel were based here in late 1944 during it’s brief military existence.
In fact I discovered this aerodrome was one of many similar USAAF bomber bases in England during WW2, with a similar strength to: ATTLEBRIDGE, BIRCH, CHELVESTON, DEENTHORPE, EYE, GRAFTON UNDERWOOD, HARDWICK, KIMBOLTON, LITTLE WALDEN, MENDLESHAM, NORTH PICKENHAM, OLD BUCKENHAM, PODINGTON, RATTLESDEN, SNETTERTON HEATH, THORPE ABBOTTS and WENDLING etc.
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