RAF Downham Market
| RAF Downham Market | |||||||||||
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| Downham Market, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station * Satellite station 1942-44 * Parent station 1944-46 | ||||||||||
| Code | DO | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command * No. 3 Group RAF * No. 8 (PFF) Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°36′33″N 000°24′26″E / 52.60917°N 0.40722°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1941/42 | ||||||||||
| Built by | W. & C. French Ltd | ||||||||||
| In use | July 1942 – October 1946 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 36 metres (118 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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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.