Raf Tibenham

Royal Air Force Station Tibenham or more simply RAF Tibenham is a former Royal Air Force station located southwest of Norwich and north of Diss, Norfolk, England. HistoryTibenham was used as a Royal Flying Corps landing ground during the First World War and was known as RFC Tibenham. No. 51 Squadron RFC and 75 Sqn RFC allegedly used the landing ground. USAAF useThe airfield was built up during 1941 /42 as a standard heavy bomber airfield with a main runway 6, 000ft (03-21) and two secondary runways 4200ft in length (08-26, 15-33). It had an enclosed perimeter track containing 36 frying-pan type hardstands and fourteen loops. Two T-2 hangars were constructed on the eastern side of the airfield and adjacent to the technical site. Accommodations were constructed for about 2, 900 personnel. Tibenham was assigned USAAF designation Station 124. 320th Bombardment Group (Medium)The first American units at Tibenham were the personnel of two Martin B-26 Marauder squadrons of the Twelfth Air Force 320th Bombardment Group (Medium) which were en route to La Senia Airfield, Algeria in November 1942. They had no aircraft and their stay was a matter of only a few days. During the summer of 1943, Tibenham was assigned to the 2d Bombardment Wing (later the 2d Air Division) and was used by a few Consolidated B-24 Liberator training aircraft, but it was not until November that the first combat units and their aircraft arrived.

Royal Air Force Station Tibenham or more simply RAF Tibenham is a former Royal Air Force station located southwest of Norwich and north of Diss, Norfolk, England. HistoryTibenham was used as a Royal Flying Corps landing ground during the First World War and was known as RFC Tibenham. No. 51 Squadron RFC and 75 Sqn RFC allegedly used the landing ground. USAAF useThe airfield was built up during 1941 /42 as a standard heavy bomber airfield with a main runway 6, 000ft (03-21) and two secondary runways 4200ft in length (08-26, 15-33). It had an enclosed perimeter track containing 36 frying-pan type hardstands and fourteen loops. Two T-2 hangars were constructed on the eastern side of the airfield and adjacent to the technical site. Accommodations were constructed for about 2, 900 personnel. Tibenham was assigned USAAF designation Station 124. 320th Bombardment Group (Medium)The first American units at Tibenham were the personnel of two Martin B-26 Marauder squadrons of the Twelfth Air Force 320th Bombardment Group (Medium) which were en route to La Senia Airfield, Algeria in November 1942. They had no aircraft and their stay was a matter of only a few days. During the summer of 1943, Tibenham was assigned to the 2d Bombardment Wing (later the 2d Air Division) and was used by a few Consolidated B-24 Liberator training aircraft, but it was not until November that the first combat units and their aircraft arrived.