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, airports and airbases, both civilian and
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, within the English
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of
Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...
,
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. They may have been used by the
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(RNAS),
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(RAF), Army Air Corps (AAC),
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(USAAF) or the
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s in the UK and abroad, see ''
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'' and for former stations see ''
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''.


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Airfields An aerodrome, airfield, or airstrip is a location from which aircraft flight operations take place, regardless of whether they involve air cargo, passengers, or neither, and regardless of whether it is for public or private use. Aerodromes in ...
Transport in Norfolk Airports in the East of England
Norfolk Norfolk ( ) is a Ceremonial counties of England, ceremonial county in England, located in East Anglia and officially part of the East of England region. It borders Lincolnshire and The Wash to the north-west, the North Sea to the north and eas ...