RAF Tibenham
| RAF Tibenham RAF Tivetshall RFC Tibenham USAAF Station 124 | |||||||||||
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| Located Near Diss, Norfolk, in England | |||||||||||
Postwar photo of Tibenham Airfield, England | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Flying Corps Royal Air Force United States Army Air Forces | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | Eighth Air Force RAF Maintenance Command | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°28′N 1°10′E / 52.46°N 1.16°E | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1916 and 1941 | ||||||||||
| Built by | W. & C. French Ltd. | ||||||||||
| In use | 1916-1920 1942-1959 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European Theatre of World War II Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 - May 1945 | ||||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||||
| Garrison | 445th Bombardment Group | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Tibenham or more simply RAF Tibenham is a former Royal Air Force station located 13.5 miles (21.7 km) southwest of Norwich and 5.8 miles (9.3 km) north of Diss, Norfolk, England.