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{{Infobox Military Unit
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|unit_name = Royal Air Force Stradishall
| name = RAF Stradishall
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|caption = Station crest
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|dates = 1938 to 1970
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| image = RAF Stradishall station crest.jpg
|country = [[United Kingdom]]
| image-width = 200
|branch = [[Royal Air Force]]
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| caption = [[Latin]]: ''Vires de caelo''<br>("We form youth")
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|garrison = [[Stradishall]], [[Suffolk]]
| type = Military
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| owner = [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|Ministry of Defence]]
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| operator = [[Royal Air Force]]
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| location = [[Stradishall]], [[Suffolk]]
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| built = {{Start date|1937}}
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'''Royal Air Force Station Stradishall''' or more simply '''RAF Stradishall''' is a former [[Royal Air Force]] [[Royal Air Force station|station]] located {{Convert|4.7|mi}} north east of [[Haverhill, Suffolk|Haverhill]], [[Suffolk]] and {{Convert|9|mi}} south east of [[Bury St Edmunds]], Suffolk, [[England]].


==History==
'''RAF Stradishall''' was a Royal Air Force station in [[Suffolk]], opened in 1938.

[[File:RAF Stradishall 1945.png|thumb|left|<center>Aerial view in 1945</center>]]
The airfield was home to a number of squadrons during it's lifetime:
* [[No. 1 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p23">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=23.}}</ref> [[No. 9 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p27">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=27.}}</ref> [[No. 35 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p37">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=37.}}</ref> [[No. 51 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p41">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=41.}}</ref> [[No. 54 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p42">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=42.}}</ref> [[No. 75 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p48">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=48.}}</ref> [[No. 85 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p51">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=51.}}</ref> [[No. 89 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p51">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=51.}}</ref>


* [[No. 101 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p54">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=54.}}</ref> [[No. 109 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p55">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=55.}}</ref> [[No. 115 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p57">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=57.}}</ref> [[No. 125 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p58">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=58.}}</ref> [[No. 138 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p60">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=60.}}</ref> [[No. 148 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p62">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=62.}}</ref> [[No. 149 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p62">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=62.}}</ref> [[No. 150 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p62">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=62.}}</ref> [[No. 152 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p63">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=63.}}</ref> [[No. 158 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p63">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=63.}}</ref> [[No. 186 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p66">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=66.}}</ref>


* [[No. 207 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p69">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=69.}}</ref> [[No. 208 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p69">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=69.}}</ref> [[No. 214 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p71">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=71.}}</ref> [[No. 215 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p71">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=71.}}</ref> [[No. 236 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p75">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=75.}}</ref> [[No. 245 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p77">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=77.}}</ref> [[No. 254 Squadron RAF]],<ref name="Jefford1988p79">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=79.}}</ref> [[No. 263 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p80">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=80.}}</ref>


* [[No. 311 Squadron RAF]].<ref name="Jefford1988p85">{{Harvnb|Jefford|1988|p=85.}}</ref>


==Current use==
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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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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==References==
===Citations===
{{Reflist}}
===Bibliography===
*{{wikicite|ref={{harvid|Jefford|1988}}|reference=Jefford, C.G, [[Order of the British Empire|MBE]],BA ,RAF (Retd). ''RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912''. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.}}
==External links==
==External links==
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* [http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/StradishallRAF.html RAF Stradishall history]
* [http://www.roll-of-honour.com/Suffolk/StradishallRAF.html RAF Stradishall history]


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Revision as of 19:45, 6 October 2012

RAF Stradishall

Latin: Vires de caelo
("We form youth")
Aerial view in 1945
Summary
Airport typeMilitary
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
LocationStradishall, Suffolk
Built1937 (1937)
In use1938-1970 (1970)
Elevation AMSL381 ft / 116 m
Coordinates52°08′06″N 000°30′51″E / 52.13500°N 0.51417°E / 52.13500; 0.51417
Map
RAF Stradishall is located in Suffolk
RAF Stradishall
RAF Stradishall
Location in Suffolk
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Royal Air Force Station Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north east of Haverhill, Suffolk and 9 miles (14 km) south east of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

History

The airfield was home to a number of squadrons during it's lifetime:





Current use

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.

References

Citations

  1. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 23.
  2. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 27.
  3. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 37.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 41.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 42.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 48.
  7. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 51.
  8. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 54.
  9. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 55.
  10. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 57.
  11. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 58.
  12. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 60.
  13. ^ a b c Jefford 1988, p. 62.
  14. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 63.
  15. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  16. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 69.
  17. ^ a b Jefford 1988, p. 71.
  18. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 75.
  19. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
  20. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 79.
  21. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 80.
  22. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 85.

Bibliography

  • Jefford, C.G, MBE,BA ,RAF (Retd). RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.

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