RAF Marham
| RAF Marham | |||||||||
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| Near King's Lynn, Norfolk in England, UK | |||||||||
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning flies over RAF Marham, 2016 | |||||||||
Deter | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | Main operating base | ||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support Group) | ||||||||
| Condition | operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°38′54″N 000°33′02″E / 52.64833°N 0.55056°E | ||||||||
| Grid reference | TL730685 | ||||||||
| Area | 667 hectares (1,650 acres) | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1916 | ||||||||
| In use | 1916–1919; 1937–present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Group Captain Leonie Boyd | ||||||||
| Occupants | No. 207 Squadron No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron 809 Naval Air Squadron See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM, WMO: 03482 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 76 feet (23 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Other airfield facilities | 3x V/STOL pads | ||||||||
| Source: UK Military AIP | |||||||||
Royal Air Force Marham, commonly abbreviated RAF Marham (IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM) is a Royal Air Force station near the village of Marham in the county of Norfolk, East Anglia.
It is home to No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (138 EAW) and, as such, is one of the RAF's 'main operating bases' (MOB). Since 6 June 2018, it has been home to the fifth generation Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning operated by No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron. No. 207 Squadron, becoming the second Lightning squadron to be based at RAF Marham when it reformed on 1 August 2019 as the F-35 operational conversion unit (OCU).