Former RAF Snetterton Heath
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/ United Kingdom
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/ East Harling
World / United Kingdom / England
Second World War 1939-1945, abandoned / shut down, RAF - Royal Air Force, draw only border, Army Air Field US

Snetterton Heath airfield was constructed by Taylor Woodrow Ltd., in 1942 at a cost of £950,000 to Class-A specifications. The main runway was 6,000 feet long with two secondaries of 4,200 feet each. Originally thirty-six hardstands of the "frying pan" type were constructed as when work started, the base was intended for RAF use.
USAAF Station 138
When re-scheduled for the USAAF, the number was increased to fifty, all of them being on the south and eastern side of the airfield as a railway line and the All road restricted dispersed locations. Total area of concrete laid in its construction was 530,000 square yards with storage provided for 144,000 gallons of fuel.
After the war, the field was closed in 1948 and fell into disuse. Snetterton Heath was privately purchased in 1952 with a view to utilising the runways and perimeter tracks as a motor racing circuit. The first motor cycle meeting was held in 1953 and the first motor races the following year.
Today, banking and safety barriers have transformed the airfield and Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is used extensively; not only for local club, national, as well as international racing, but for the testing and development of new designs of motor cycles and cars.
A memorial window to the 96th Bomb Group can be seen in Quidenham church.
mighty8thaf.preller.us/gallery/Snetterton-Heath
USAAF Station 138
When re-scheduled for the USAAF, the number was increased to fifty, all of them being on the south and eastern side of the airfield as a railway line and the All road restricted dispersed locations. Total area of concrete laid in its construction was 530,000 square yards with storage provided for 144,000 gallons of fuel.
After the war, the field was closed in 1948 and fell into disuse. Snetterton Heath was privately purchased in 1952 with a view to utilising the runways and perimeter tracks as a motor racing circuit. The first motor cycle meeting was held in 1953 and the first motor races the following year.
Today, banking and safety barriers have transformed the airfield and Snetterton Motor Racing Circuit is used extensively; not only for local club, national, as well as international racing, but for the testing and development of new designs of motor cycles and cars.
A memorial window to the 96th Bomb Group can be seen in Quidenham church.
mighty8thaf.preller.us/gallery/Snetterton-Heath
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Snetterton_Heath
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Coordinates: 52°28'7"N 0°56'42"E
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