RAF Wattisham, Suffolk
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RAF WATTISHAM AIRFIELD

Location:
Wattisham
Suffolk
United Kingdom

ICAO / IATA Code:
EGUW / ???

USAAF Station Number:
= 377 (Wattisham)
= 470 (Hitcham)

Known as:
= Wattisham
= Hitcham

Google Earth Co-ordinates:
52° 7'37.99"N 0°57'21.00"E

Opened:
March 1939

Closed:
n/a

Wartime Runways:
06/24 = 6000 x 150 ft
11/29 = 4200 x 150 ft
17/35 = 4200 x 150 ft

Current Runways:
05/23 = 7953 x 150 ft

Current Status:
= Army Air Corps

Related Website Links:
  • Control Towers Website - Wattisham
  • Flashearth - Wattisham
  • RAF Bomber Command - Wattisham
  • Wattisham Airfield
  • Wattisham Airfield Museum

    Notes:
  • Airfield & Technical Site. 6 Bay Petrol Tanker Shed  - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. 6 Bay Petrol Tanker Shed - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. 6 Bay Petrol Tanker Shed with new garages infront - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. 6 Bay Petrol Tanker Shed with new garages infront - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Blast Wall Protected Dispersal Site - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Blast Wall Protected Dispersal Site - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Control Tower - 16th September 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Control Tower - 16th September 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Gas Chamber - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Gas Chamber - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar (Unknown type) with Westland Sea King HAR.3A (ZH543 / X) parked outside - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar (Unknown type) with Westland Sea King HAR.3A (ZH543 / X) parked outside - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 2 / C Type Aircraft Shed #01 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 2 / C Type Aircraft Shed #01 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 2 / C Type Aircraft Shed #02 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 2 / C Type Aircraft Shed #02 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 2 / C Type Aircraft Shed #03 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 2 / C Type Aircraft Shed #03 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 3 / C Type Aircraft Shed #01 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 3 / C Type Aircraft Shed #01 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 3 / C Type Aircraft Shed #02 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 3 / C Type Aircraft Shed #02 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 3, Hangar 4 & Hangar 5 / C Type Aircraft Sheds - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 3, Hangar 4 & Hangar 5 / C Type Aircraft Sheds - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 4 and Hangar 5 / C Type Aircraft Sheds - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hangar 4 and Hangar 5 / C Type Aircraft Sheds - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hardened Aircraft Shelter - 24th February 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Hardened Aircraft Shelter - 24th February 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 05/23. Looking south west - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 05/23. Looking south west - 9th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Small Arms / 25 yard Range #01 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Small Arms / 25 yard Range #01 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Station Chapel, now the Wattisham Airfield Museum - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Station Chapel, now the Wattisham Airfield Museum - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Station Headquarters - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Station Headquarters - 25th February 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking north east - 24th February 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking north east - 24th February 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking south west #01 - 16th September 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking south west #01 - 16th September 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking south west #02 - 24th February 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway at the north of the airfield. Looking south west #02 - 24th February 2008
    Airfield View. Looking south west from near hangar 2 - 25th February 2009
    Airfield View. Looking south west from near hangar 2 - 25th February 2009
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Accommodation H-Block #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Accommodation H-Block #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Accommodation H-Block #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Accommodation H-Block #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Administration H-Block - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Administration H-Block - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Air Traffic Control Centre #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Air Traffic Control Centre #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Air Traffic Control Centre #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Air Traffic Control Centre #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Guard House - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Guard House - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Pillbox #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Pillbox #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Pillbox #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Pillbox #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Standby Generator House #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Standby Generator House #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Standby Generator House #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Standby Generator House #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Unknown #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Unknown #01 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Unknown #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Unknown #02 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Unknown #03 - 9th April 2008
    Anglia Air Traffic Control Centre. Unknown #03 - 9th April 2008
    Gate Guard. English Electric Lightning F.1A (XM192) - 20th August 1992
    Gate Guard. English Electric Lightning F.1A (XM192) - 20th August 1992
    Gate Guard. Westland Scout AH.1 (XT617) - 25th February 2009
    Gate Guard. Westland Scout AH.1 (XT617) - 25th February 2009
    Memorial Site. Memorial Bench - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. Memorial Bench - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #01 - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #01 - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #02 - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #02 - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #03 - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #03 - 16th September 2007
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #04 - 24th February 2008
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #04 - 24th February 2008
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #05 - 24th February 2008
    Memorial Site. RAF Wattisham Memorial #05 - 24th February 2008
    Miscellaneous. 654 Squadron Crest - 25th February 2009
    Miscellaneous. 654 Squadron Crest - 25th February 2009
    Miscellaneous. 654 Squadron Sign - 25th February 2009
    Miscellaneous. 654 Squadron Sign - 25th February 2009
    Miscellaneous. RAF Wattisham sign at a yard in Diss, Norfolk - 27th December 2006
    Miscellaneous. RAF Wattisham sign at a yard in Diss, Norfolk - 27th December 2006
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. 479th Fighter Group Plaque - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. 479th Fighter Group Plaque - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Flags - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Flags - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Memorial Plaque - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Memorial Plaque - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Plaque in memory of Capt. Earl Taylor USAF - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Plaque in memory of Capt. Earl Taylor USAF - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Various Artifacts #01 - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Various Artifacts #01 - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Various Artifacts #02 - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Various Artifacts #02 - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Various Artifacts #03 - 25th February 2009
    Wattisham Airfield Museum. Various Artifacts #03 - 25th February 2009