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[[File:RAF Stradishall 1945.png|thumb|left|<center>Aerial view in 1945</center>]] |
[[File:RAF Stradishall 1945.png|thumb|left|<center>Aerial view in 1945</center>]] |
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The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons: [[Highpoint North (HM Prison)|HMP Highpoint North]] and [[Highpoint South (HM Prison)|HMP Highpoint South]]. Part of the former airfield remains a [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] training site which is not accessible to the public. |
The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons: [[Highpoint North (HM Prison)|HMP Highpoint North]] and [[Highpoint South (HM Prison)|HMP Highpoint South]]. Part of the former airfield remains a [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]] training site which is not accessible to the public. |
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The airfield has been sold to a private buyer to be converted into farm land |
The airfield has been sold to a private buyer to be converted into farm land and is out of bounds to the public. |
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There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Stirling House which was once part of the officers quarters and is now a training unit for the Prison service. |
There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Stirling House which was once part of the officers quarters and is now a training unit for the Prison service. |
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Revision as of 10:56, 6 October 2012
| Royal Air Force Stradishall | |
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 Station crest | |
| Active | 1938 to 1970 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Garrison/HQ | Stradishall, Suffolk |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Vires de caelo ("We form youth") |
| Royal Air Force Ensign |  |
RAF Stradishall was a Royal Air Force station in Suffolk, opened in 1938.
The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons: HMP Highpoint North and HMP Highpoint South. Part of the former airfield remains a Ministry of Defence training site which is not accessible to the public.
The airfield has been sold to a private buyer to be converted into farm land and is out of bounds to the public.
There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Stirling House which was once part of the officers quarters and is now a training unit for the Prison service.
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