RAF Langham
| RAF Langham | |||||||||||
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| Langham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
WWII ground-to-air training dome | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Coastal Command * No. 16 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°56′17″N 0°57′29″E / 52.938°N 0.958°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1940 - 1961 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 18 metres (59 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Langham or more simply RAF Langham is a former Royal Air Force station, located at Langham, 27.2 miles (43.8 km) northwest of Norwich in the English county of Norfolk. It operated between 1940 and 1961. The airfield was the most northerly of the wartime RAF airfields in Norfolk and its position, just 3.3 miles (5.3 km) from the North Sea at Blakeney, made it a suitable site for RAF Coastal Command aircraft.
The airfield was built during the early months of the Second World War as a dispersal and satellite station to RAF Bircham Newton. It became operational in the summer of 1940.