NHER 10860 (Monument record) - Fersfield World War Two airfield
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Summary
Protected Status/Designation
- None recorded
Location
| Map sheet | TM08NE |
|---|---|
| Civil Parish | KENNINGHALL, BRECKLAND, NORFOLK |
| Civil Parish | BRESSINGHAM, SOUTH NORFOLK, NORFOLK |
Map
Full Description
Airfield.
World War Two.
Most of perimeter track and dispersal areas survive as farm roads, but runways largely gone.
One hangar.
Ruins of huts.
Visited by E. Rose (NAU) 7 October 1981.
This airfield was constructed in 1943 specifically for American use, and eventually opened in June 1944. This site was used to launch radio-controlled drone aircraft packed with explosives, a mission code-named Aphrodite. The airfield was handed over to the RAF at the end of 1944 and finally closed in 1945. A few buildings remain at the site.
For further information on the operational history of the airfield and photographs of remaining buildings, see (S1).
A. Cattermole (NLA), 13 January 2010.
Associated Sources (3)
- --- SNF57722 Record Card: NAU Staff. 1974-1988. Norfolk Archaeological Index Primary Record Card.
- --- SNF101966 Website: 2023-. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. https://www.abct.org.uk/. 17 January 2023. Fersfield (Winfarthing) [accessed 17 January 2023].
- <S1> SNF72780 Monograph: McKenzie, R.. 2004. Ghost Fields of Norfolk. pp 39-42.
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Record last edited
Jan 17 2023 9:14PM