RAF Downham Market

RAF Downham Market
Downham Market, Norfolk in England
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
* Satellite station 1942-44
* Parent station 1944-46
CodeDO
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Bomber Command
* No. 3 Group RAF
* No. 8 (PFF) Group RAF
Location
RAF Downham Market
Location in Norfolk
RAF Downham Market
RAF Downham Market (the United Kingdom)
Coordinates52°36′33″N 000°24′26″E / 52.60917°N 0.40722°E / 52.60917; 0.40722
Site history
Built1941 (1941)/42
Built byW. & C. French Ltd
In useJuly 1942 – October 1946
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation36 metres (118 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
09/27 1,740 metres (5,709 ft) Concrete
03/21 1,290 metres (4,232 ft) Concrete
16/34 1,290 metres (4,232 ft) Concrete

Royal Air Force Downham Market, or more simply RAF Downham Market, was a Royal Air Force station in the west of the county of Norfolk, England, which operated during the second half of the Second World War.