RAF Thorpe Abbotts
Royal Air Force Thorpe Abbotts or more simply RAF Thorpe Abbotts is a former Royal Air Force station located 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Diss, Norfolk, in eastern England.
| RAF Thorpe Abbotts USAAF Station 139 | |||||||||||
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| Diss, Norfolk, England | |||||||||||
Thorpe Abbots Airfield - 13 November 1946 | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52.38°N 1.22°E | ||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | TA | ||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Eighth Air Force | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| Built by | John Laing & Son Ltd. | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1956 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | 100th Bombardment Group | ||||||||||
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The station was built for the RAF use but handed over to the United States Army Air Forces in 1943 and upgraded for heavy bomber squadrons.
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