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Bodney
Bodney is a village and former civil parish, now in the parish of Hilborough, in the Breckland district of the English county of Norfolk. Bodney is located north of Thetford and west of Norwich. In 1931 the parish had a population of 70. History Bodney's name is of Anglo-Saxon origin and derives from the Old English for Beoda's'' island.' This suggests that in the Early Medieval Period the area around the settlement was completely surrounded by marshland. In the Domesday Book, Bodney is listed as a settlement of 19 households in the hundred of Greenhoe. In 1086, the village was part of the estates of William of Warenne, Ralph of Tosny and Hugh de Montfort. Bodney Hall Farmhouse, located within the village, dates back to the Sixteenth Century with significant Eighteenth Century additions. On 1 April 1935 the parish was abolished and merged with Hilborough. During the Second World War, warplanes operated from RAF Bodney. From 1940 to 1943, the airfield was used by the Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RAF Bodney
Royal Air Force Bodney or more simply RAF Bodney is a former Royal Air Force List of former Royal Air Force stations, Station located west of Watton, Norfolk, Watton, Norfolk, England. Originally built as an RAF Bomber Command airfield during 1939-1940, Bodney was transferred to the United States Army Air Forces in the summer of 1943. Placed under the jurisdiction of VIII Fighter Command of Eighth Air Force, it was primarily the home of the 352d Fighter Group, the "Blue Nosed Bastards of Bodney". The unit briefly moved to Belgium in January 1945 due to the Battle of the Bulge, although it returned in April. It was closed after the 352d returned to the United States in November. History Royal Air Force use Initially it was used by aircraft of No. 21 Squadron RAF and No. 82 Squadron RAF (No. 2 Group RAF, No. 2 Group) RAF Bomber Command, Bomber Command. They carried operations over France and later the Netherlands and even Norway. Their Bristol Blenheim IVs were joined on occas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
