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478: 130: 158: 25: 165: 1081: 413:, construction of this Class A airfield began in October 1942, with the station being provided with accommodation for 2,951 male and 411 female staff. The airfield had 36 loop type hardstandings, two T2 hangars and one B1 hangar. 491:
The control tower survives, and has been converted into a house, offering bed and breakfast. The Stagecoach in Norfolk bus company in March 2016 registered the setting up of an Operating Centre on this site for 10 vehicles.
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The RAF relinquished the station in 1947, and the area is now used for agriculture, though some evidence of runways, buildings and facilities remains.
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A small part of the airfield is now business premises of ABN animal feedstuffs. In the foreground are moss covered
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operations against enemy radar tracking of Bomber Command raids, however during March 1945 these were changed to
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Seventeen aircraft were lost during operations from the airfield, eight Stirlings and nine Halifaxes.
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After the War, the airfield was used for the storage and scrapping of aircraft, mostly
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Fakenham
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RAF North Creake is located in Norfolk
52°54′38″N 000°49′17″E / 52.91056°N 0.82139°E / 52.91056; 0.82139
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