RAF Hethel
| RAF Hethel USAAF Station 114 | |||||||||||
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| Norwich, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Aerial Photo of Hethel Airfield - 16 April 1946 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Eighth Air Force RAF Fighter Command RAF Technical Training Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°33′52″N 001°10′15″E / 52.56444°N 1.17083°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1942 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1943-1948 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | 320th Bombardment Group 389th Bombardment Group | ||||||||||
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| Code | HL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Hethel or more simply RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station (ICAO: EGSK) which was used by both the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The airfield is located 7 miles (11 km) south west of Norwich, Norfolk, England and is now owned by Lotus Cars.