Royal Air Force Station Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) an ...
station
Station may refer to:
Agriculture
* Station (Australian agriculture), a large Australian landholding used for livestock production
* Station (New Zealand agriculture), a large New Zealand farm used for grazing by sheep and cattle
** Cattle statio ...
located south east of
Mildenhall,
Suffolk
Suffolk () is a ceremonial county of England in East Anglia. It borders Norfolk to the north, Cambridgeshire to the west and Essex to the south; the North Sea lies to the east. The county town is Ipswich; other important towns include L ...
,
England
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and north west of
Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Station history
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No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School.
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No. 90 Squadron RAF starting on 13 October 1943 with the
Short Stirling
The Short Stirling was a British four-engined heavy bomber of the Second World War. It has the distinction of being the first four-engined bomber to be introduced into service with the Royal Air Force (RAF).
The Stirling was designed during t ...
III before changing to the
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster is a British World War II, Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the S ...
I and III in May 1944 and leaving on 11 November 1946 to
RAF Wyton
Royal Air Force Wyton or more simply RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is decommissioned and is now home to the Joint Forces Intelligence Group.
History Flying station
Wyton has be ...
.
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No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the
Avro Lancaster
The Avro Lancaster is a British World War II, Second World War heavy bomber. It was designed and manufactured by Avro as a contemporary of the Handley Page Halifax, both bombers having been developed to the same specification, as well as the S ...
I and III before moving to
RAF Wyton
Royal Air Force Wyton or more simply RAF Wyton is a Royal Air Force station near St Ives, Cambridgeshire, England. The airfield is decommissioned and is now home to the Joint Forces Intelligence Group.
History Flying station
Wyton has be ...
.
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No. 149 Squadron RAF
No. 149 Squadron RAF was a Royal Air Force Squadron between 1918 and 1956. Formed 1918 in the Royal Flying Corps as a night-bomber unit, it remained in that role for the rest of its existence which spanned three periods between 1918 and 1956.
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between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.
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No. 186 Squadron RAF reformed at RAF Tuddenham on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to
RAF Stradishall
Royal Air Force Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located north east of Haverhill, Suffolk and south west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England. Part of the site remains in use as Stradishall Traini ...
on 17 December 1945 where the squadron disbanded on 17 July 1945.
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No. 207 Squadron RAF
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used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.
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No. 281 Maintenance Unit.
Post war
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SAF 3114th Ammo Supply SquadronNo. 107 Squadron RAF
No. 107 Squadron RAF was a Royal Flying Corps bomber unit formed during the World War I, First World War. It was reformed in the Royal Air Force during the World War II, Second World War and was operational during the Cold War on PGM-17 Thor, Thor ...
nuclear missiles.