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Aerial photograph of Snetterton Heath airfield looking north, the technical site is to the right, the fuel store and firing butts are at the bottom, 9 July 1946. Photograph taken by No. 540 Squadron, sortie number RAF/106G/UK/1634. English Heritage (RAF Photography).
Military | Captain | Bombardier
Richard was very bright, funny, witty. A huge sports fan, he loved the Arkansas Razorbacks. He loved to read newspapers and news magazines, for one reason because his family could not afford a newspaper when he was growing up. He was generous with his...
Military site : airfield
Intended to be an RAF bomber base, construction of Snetterton Heath started in Autumn 1942 but continued until mid-1943, because it was extended after allocation as an Eighth Air Force bomber base. It had eventually three concrete runways, 50...
| Date | Contributor | Update |
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| 30 October 2014 11:21:27 | AAM | AAM ingest |
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IWM, English Heritage Collection |
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