RAF Great Massingham
| RAF Great Massingham | |||||||||||
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| Great Massingham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
RAF Great Massingham on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1940 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | GM | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 2 Group RAF * No. 100 (BS) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°46′50″N 000°40′36″E / 52.78056°N 0.67667°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| Built by | Unit Construction Co Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | September 1940 - April 1958 | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 85 metres (279 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Great Massingham or more simply RAF Great Massingham is a former Royal Air Force station located 8.1 miles (13 km) southwest of Fakenham, Norfolk and 11.7 miles (18.8 km) east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England.
The airfield was built as a satellite airfield of RAF West Raynham in 1940 but was upgraded to a parent station on 3 June 1944. The airfield closed in 1945, although remained in use for storage until 1958.