RAF Hardwick, Norfolk
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RAF HARDWICK AIRFIELD

Location:
Hardwick
Norfolk
United Kingdom

ICAO / IATA Code:
???? / ???

USAAF Station Number:
= 104

Known as:
= Hardwick
= Hardwick (Norwich)
= Topcroft

Opened:
September 1942

Closed:
6th August 1946

Wartime Runways:
02/20 = 6000 x 150 ft
08/26 = 4200 x 150 ft
14/32 = 4200 x 150 ft

Current Runways:
13/31 = 1300 x 20 mtrs

Current Status:
= Agriculture
= Aviation

Related Website Links:
  • Control Towers Website - Hardwick
  • Flashearth Location Link
  • 93rd Bombardment Group Museum
  • 93rd Bombardment Group
  • Hardwick Warbirds

    Notes:
    Any mistakes I have made reagrding the "Building No" or the "Drawing No" are purely my own as the plans I have are almost impossible to read!
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    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #01 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #01 - 31st May 2009
    		 Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #02 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #02 - 31st May 2009
    		 Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #03 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #03 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #04 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #04 - 31st May 2009
    		 Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #05 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #05 - 31st May 2009
    		 Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #06 - 31st May 2009
    Aerial View. RAF Hardwick Airfield #06 - 31st May 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Main entrance to the airfield #01 - 16th July 2005
    Airfield & Technical Site. Main entrance to the airfield #01 - 16th July 2005
    		 Airfield & Technical Site. Main entrance to the airfield #02 - 20th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Main entrance to the airfield #02 - 20th April 2008
    		 Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #01 - 9th April 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #01 - 9th April 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #02 - 20th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #02 - 20th April 2008
    		 Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #03 - 16th April 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #03 - 16th April 2009
    		 Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #04 - 20th September 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Runway 14/32. Looking north west #04 - 20th September 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway near the threshold of Runway 32. Looking North #01 - 9th April 2007
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway near the threshold of Runway 32. Looking North #01 - 9th April 2007
    		 Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway near the threshold of Runway 32. Looking North #02 - 20th April 2008
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway near the threshold of Runway 32. Looking North #02 - 20th April 2008
    		 Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway near the threshold of Runway 32. Looking North #03 - 20th September 2009
    Airfield & Technical Site. Taxiway near the threshold of Runway 32. Looking North #03 - 20th September 2009
    Airfield View #01. Looking north across the airfield from where the old main entrance come out. The line of trees is along the old Runway 08/26 - 16th July 2005
    Airfield View #01. Looking north across the airfield from where the old main entrance come out. The line of trees is along the old Runway 08/26 - 16th July 2005
    		 Airfield View #02. Looking east across the old airfield. Note the Saunders-Roe Skeeter Helicopter - 16th July 2005
    Airfield View #02. Looking east across the old airfield. Note the Saunders-Roe Skeeter Helicopter - 16th July 2005
    		 Airfield View #03. Looking north west across the airfield from the runway 32 threshold - 16th April 2009
    Airfield View #03. Looking north west across the airfield from the runway 32 threshold - 16th April 2009
    Communal Site No 1. Blast Shelter (Drg No 1946/43) - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Blast Shelter (Drg No 1946/43) - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 1. Commanding Officers Quarters (Building 609) - 20th September 2009
    Communal Site No 1. Commanding Officers Quarters (Building 609) - 20th September 2009
    		 Communal Site No 1. Gas Decontamination Centre (Building 113) (Drg No 16690/41) #01 - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 1. Gas Decontamination Centre (Building 113) (Drg No 16690/41) #01 - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 1. Gas Decontamination Centre (Building 113) (Drg No 16690/41) #02 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Gas Decontamination Centre (Building 113) (Drg No 16690/41) #02 - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 1. Gas Decontamination Centre (Building 113) (Drg No 16690/41) #03 - 16th April 2009
    Communal Site No 1. Gas Decontamination Centre (Building 113) (Drg No 16690/41) #03 - 16th April 2009
    		 Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #01 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #01 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #02 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #02 - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #03 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #03 - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #04 - 20th September 2009
    Communal Site No 1. Officers Mess (Building 100) (Drg No 7584/41) #04 - 20th September 2009
    Communal Site No 1. Pump House - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Pump House - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 1. Squash Court (Building 102) (Drg No 16589/40) #01 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Squash Court (Building 102) (Drg No 16589/40) #01 - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 1. Squash Court (Building 102) (Drg No 16589/40) #02 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Squash Court (Building 102) (Drg No 16589/40) #02 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Squash Court (Building 102) (Drg No 16589/40) #03 - 16th April 2009
    Communal Site No 1. Squash Court (Building 102) (Drg No 16589/40) #03 - 16th April 2009
    		 Communal Site No 1. Static Water Tank - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 1. Static Water Tank - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) #01 - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) #01 - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) #02 - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) #02 - 16th July 2005
    		 Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) #03 - 19th July 2009
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) #03 - 19th July 2009
    		 Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) on the left and Airmans Quarters (Building 320a) on the right - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) on the left and Airmans Quarters (Building 320a) on the right - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) on the left, Airmans Quarters (Building 320a) on middle left, Airmans Quarters (Building 320b) on the middle right and Airmans Quarters (Building 320c) on the right - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 310d) on the left, Airmans Quarters (Building 320a) on middle left, Airmans Quarters (Building 320b) on the middle right and Airmans Quarters (Building 320c) on the right - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 320b) on the left and Airmans Quarters (Building 320c) on the right - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 320b) on the left and Airmans Quarters (Building 320c) on the right - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 320c) - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 3. Airmans Quarters (Building 320c) - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) #01 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) #01 - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) #02 - 18th October 2009
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) #02 - 18th October 2009
    		 Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) on the left and Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) on the right - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) on the left and Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) on the right - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) on the right and Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) on the left - 16th July 2005
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223a) on the right and Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) on the left - 16th July 2005
    		 Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) #01 - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) #01 - 20th April 2008
    		 Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) #02 - 18th October 2009
    Communal Site No 3. Latrine and Drying Rooms (Building 223b) #02 - 18th October 2009
    Communal Site No 3. View of the remaining buildings - 20th April 2008
    Communal Site No 3. View of the remaining buildings - 20th April 2008
    		 Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #01 - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #01 - 9th April 2007
    		 Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #02 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #02 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #03 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #03 - 20th April 2008
    		 Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #04 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #04 - 16th April 2009
    		 Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #05 - 20th September 2009
    Memorial Site. 93rd Bombardment Group Memorial #05 - 20th September 2009
    Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #01 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #01 - 20th April 2008
    		 Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #02. Memorial Plaque - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #02. Memorial Plaque - 20th April 2008
    		 Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #03 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #03 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #04. Memorial Plaque - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Church of St Margaret, Topcroft #04. Memorial Plaque - 16th April 2009
    		 Memorial Site. Memorial plaque to 100th BG, Thorpe Abbotts. The Plaque is on the side of the resident North American AT-6D Harvard III (G-ELMH / 42-84555 / EP-H) - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. Memorial plaque to 100th BG, Thorpe Abbotts. The Plaque is on the side of the resident North American AT-6D Harvard III (G-ELMH / 42-84555 / EP-H) - 9th April 2007
    		 Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #01 - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #01 - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #02 - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #02 - 9th April 2007
    		 Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #03 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #03 - 20th April 2008
    		 Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #04 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #04 - 20th April 2008
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #05 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #05 - 16th April 2009
    		 Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #06 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #06 - 16th April 2009
    		 Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #07 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Memorial to the crew of a B-24 Liberator #07 - 16th April 2009
    Memorial Site. Roll of Honor #01 - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. Roll of Honor #01 - 9th April 2007
    		 Memorial Site. Roll of Honor #02 - 9th April 2007
    Memorial Site. Roll of Honor #02 - 9th April 2007
    		 Memorial Site. Roll of Honor #03 - 19th July 2009
    Memorial Site. Roll of Honor #03 - 19th July 2009
    Miscellaneous. Blister Hanger on the Hardwick Farm Airfield. The hangar used to be at Biggin Hill and has been moved and restored and is now in use again by Hardwick Warbirds - 16th July 2005
    Miscellaneous. Blister Hanger on the Hardwick Farm Airfield. The hangar used to be at Biggin Hill and has been moved and restored and is now in use again by Hardwick Warbirds - 16th July 2005
    		 Miscellaneous. Propellor - 16th July 2005
    Miscellaneous. Propellor - 16th July 2005
    		 W.A.A.F Site. Abloutions Latrines and Drying Rooms (Building 506) (Drg No 13047/41) - 20th April 2008
    W.A.A.F Site. Abloutions Latrines and Drying Rooms (Building 506) (Drg No 13047/41) - 20th April 2008
    W.A.A.F Site. Air Womans Quarters (Site of) (Building 509) (Drg No 8969/42) - 20th April 2008
    W.A.A.F Site. Air Womans Quarters (Site of) (Building 509) (Drg No 8969/42) - 20th April 2008
    		 W.A.A.F Site. Bath House & Decontamination Centre (Building 503) (Drg No 12861/41) - 16th April 2009
    W.A.A.F Site. Bath House & Decontamination Centre (Building 503) (Drg No 12861/41) - 16th April 2009
    		 W.A.A.F Site. Dining Room & Sergeants Mess (Building 502) (Drg No 12641/41) - 16th April 2009
    W.A.A.F Site. Dining Room & Sergeants Mess (Building 502) (Drg No 12641/41) - 16th April 2009
    W.A.A.F Site. Institute (Buildin 507) (Drg No 12568/41) (Remains of) - 16th April 2009
    W.A.A.F Site. Institute (Buildin 507) (Drg No 12568/41) (Remains of) - 16th April 2009
    		 W.A.A.F Site. Picket Post (Building 508) (Drg No 12404/41) - 16th April 2009
    W.A.A.F Site. Picket Post (Building 508) (Drg No 12404/41) - 16th April 2009
    		 W.A.A.F Site. Sergeants Quarters (Building 510a) (Drg No 8968/42) - 20th April 2008
    W.A.A.F Site. Sergeants Quarters (Building 510a) (Drg No 8968/42) - 20th April 2008
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