RAF Oulton
| RAF Oulton | |||||||||||
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| Oulton, near Aylsham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Aerial photograph of Oulton airfield 20 April 1944 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force Satellite station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°47′57″N 001°10′53″E / 52.79917°N 1.18139°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1940 | ||||||||||
| In use | 1940-1952 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | No. 2 Group RAF No. 3 Group RAF No. 100 Group RAF | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 47 metres (154 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Oulton or more simply RAF Oulton is a former Royal Air Force satellite station located 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Aylsham, Norfolk and 12.5 miles (20.1 km) northwest of Norwich, Norfolk, England.
The airfield was built over 1939 and 1940 as a bomber airfield with T2 type hangars and grass runways, the facility operating as a satellite airfield of nearby RAF Horsham St. Faith between July 1940 and September 1942 after which it operated as a satellite airfield of RAF Swanton Morley.