RAF Tuddenham

RAF Tuddenham
RAF Tuddenham
Tuddenham, Suffolk in England
	RAF Tuddenham Shown within Suffolk RAF Tuddenham RAF Tuddenham (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates	52°18′43″N 000°34′30″E / 52.31194°N 0.57500°E
Type	Royal Air Force Sub station
Code	TD
Site information
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Bomber Command; * No. 3 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1941
Built by	M.J. Gleeson Ltd
In use	October 1943–1947; 1959–July 1963
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	22 metres (72 ft) AMSL
Runways
06/24	1,230 metres (4,035 ft) Asphalt
12/30	1,755 metres (5,758 ft) Asphalt
18/36	1,180 metres (3,871 ft) Asphalt

Royal Air Force Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force Sub station located 3.2 miles (5.1 km) south east of Mildenhall, Suffolk, England and 7.8 miles (12.6 km) north west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.

Station history

No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF.^[2]
No. 90 Squadron RAF starting on 13 October 1943 with the Short Stirling III before changing to the Avro Lancaster I and III in May 1944 and leaving on 11 November 1946 to RAF Wyton.^[3]
No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.^[4]
No. 149 Squadron RAF between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.^[5]
No. 186 Squadron RAF reformed at RAF Tuddenham on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Stradishall on 17 December 1945 where the squadron disbanded on 17 July 1945.^[6]
No. 207 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.^[7]
No. 281 Maintenance Unit.^[2]

USAF 3114th Ammo Supply Squadron. Munitions storage and refurbishment. 1955–1959. Reestablished when the 8th Air Force returned to RAF Lakenheath. About 100 USAF airmen in refurbished barracks. A small RAF contingent for munitions disposal. Bombs in runways marked with large X. Small arms stored in hangars.
No. 107 Squadron RAF – PGM-17 Thor nuclear missiles.^[8]

The site is now used for farming^[2] and Gunman Airsoft.

Falconer, Jonathan (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.