RAF Old Buckenham
| RAF Old Buckenham USAAF Station 144 | |||||||||||
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| Old Buckenham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Aerial Photo of Old Buckenham Airfield - 30 March 1946 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Code | OE | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Eighth Air Force RAF Maintenance Command | ||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 52°30′14″N 1°03′47″E / 52.504°N 1.063°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1960 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | 453rd Bombardment Group | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Old Buckenham or more simply RAF Old Buckenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 2 miles (3.2 km) south east of Attleborough, Norfolk, England which was used during the Second World War by the United States for the strategic bombing campaign against Germany.
The airfield is in civilian use as Old Buckenham Airport. At the centre of the modern-day airfield is a black granite memorial to the 366 United States Army Air Force (USAAF) servicemen who died serving from the base in the Second World War. The airfield mainly handles General Aviation traffic. A 1941 Boeing Stearman operates from the airfield and a 1943 D Day veteran Piper J-3 Cub is also based at the field. The airfield has adopted a shield carved in wood by a serving USAAF officer at the base during the war as its logo.