RAF Marham

 military airbase, Second World War 1939-1945, military, RAF - Royal Air Force

RAF Marham is a major Royal Air Force station; a military airbase, near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia. In 2008, RAF Marham was officially granted the Freedom of the City of Norwich - and as such, is allowed to march through the streets of Norwich with 'bayonets fixed'; this is usually carried out on occasions such as the annual Battle of Britain parade held on the 12 September every year.

It is home to No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (138 EAW), and as such, is one of the RAFs "Main Operating Bases" (MOB). No. 138 EAW primarily consists of three squadrons of Panavia Tornado GR4/GR4A multi-role fast-jet ground-attack aircraft. Currently operating from RAF Marham are No II (AC) Squadron, IX (B) Squadron and 31 Squadron all equipped with Tornado GR4s in Attack, Reconnaissance and SEAD roles.

Order of Battle

Active Current Squadrons
Tornado GR4
No. IX Squadron RAF
No. 31 Squadron RAF

Tornado GR4A
No. 2 Squadron RAF - Tornado GR4A
The GR4A is the reconnaissance variant of the Panavia Tornado.

Other tenant Units:
Tactical Imagery Intelligence Wing
Depth Support Wing
Base Support Wing
3 Force Protection Wing
No 93 Expeditionary Armament Squadron
Tornado Maintencance School
No 2620 (County of Norfolk) Squadron RauxAF

Runway 01/19 1855 x 91 meters
Runway 06/24 2786 x 61 meters

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