Sutton Bridge

Airfield

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Detailed History

Located immediately south of the A17 and nine miles west of Kings Lynn the airfield lay on the eastern side of the river Nene. Sutton Bridge's origins go back to the 1920's. Being close to the air to ground firing ranges on the Wash, the airfield was always associated with RAF gunnery training.

The USAAF's 1st Gunnery and Tow Target Flight were lodgers from May 10 1944 to 21 Nov 1944.

The airfield was abandoned in 1948 and no traces remain, save for a memorial near the east end of the bridge



The Military

People

  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 100th Bomb Group 418th Bomb Squadron 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
  • Service Numbers: O-399681
  • Highest Rank: Captain
  • Role/Job: Pilot, Commanding Officer
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: No 71 'Eagle' Squadron
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant
  • Role/Job: Pilot
  • Military/Civilian/Mascot: Military
  • Nationality: American
  • Unit: 1st Gunnery & Tow Target Flight
  • Highest Rank: First Lieutenant

Aircraft

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The Military Airfields of Britain, EAST MIDLANDS; Ken Delve; Crowood Press, 2008. The Mighty Eighth War Manual; Roger A Freeman

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