RAF Snetterton Heath
| RAF Snetterton Heath USAAF Station 138 | |||||||||||
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| Attleborough, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Aerial Photo of Snetterton Heath Airfield - 5 February 1946 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Code | SN | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Eighth Air Force RAF Maintenance Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°28′N 0°58′E / 52.47°N 0.96°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| Built by | Taylor Woodrow Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943–1948 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | 386th Bombardment Group (Medium) 96th Bombardment Group | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Snetterton Heath or more simply RAF Snetterton Heath is a former Royal Air Force station located south east of the A11, 6 miles (9.7 km) south west of Attleborough, Norfolk, England.