Hethel, Norfolk
Hethel
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1942
15 June 1948 Agriculture / Lotus Cars N/A EGSK N/A 12 April 2026 114 389th Bomb Group Memorial Exhibition |
AIRFIELD SITE
AIRFIELD SITE : Aerial Photos of Hethel Airfield
AIRFIELD SITE : Control Tower
Sadly the Control Tower was demolished during 2020 with the reason given as 'beyond economical repair'.
AIRFIELD SITE : Crew Rest, Locker & Drying Room
AIRFIELD SITE : Norden Bombsight Workshop and Store
AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 06/24
AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 12/30
AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 17/35
AIRFIELD SITE : Taxiways
AIRFIELD SITE : Unknown
COMMUNAL SITE
COMMUNAL SITE : Borehole Pumphouse
COMMUNAL SITE : Gymnasium and Chancel
COMMUNAL SITE : M & E Plinth
COMMUNAL SITE : Unknown
DEFENCE SITE
Home Guard Defence Site
DEFENCE SITE : Ammunition Locker
DEFENCE SITE : Vickers Machine Gun Position 01
DEFENCE SITE : Video Tour
A video of the Home Guard Defence Site taken on 20 April 2019
UNKNOWN SITE
UNKNOWN SITE : T2 Hangar
This T2 Hangar is located to the north of the old airfield site on St Thomas' Lane. The hangar is not in its original location and was believed to have been moved here from another local airfield after World War 2.
WT SITE
WT SITE : Wireless Transmitter Building
WT SITE : Unknown
MEMORIALS AT HETHEL
MEMORIAL SITE : 389th Bomb Group (H) Memorial
MEMORIAL SITE : 389th Bombardment Group Memorial
MEMORIAL SITE : All Saints Church
MEMORIAL SITE : All Saints Churchyard
Buried and Remembered in this Churchyard are:
Squadron Leader Charles Michael Horsfall (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
Squadron Leader Charles Michael Horsfall (Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve)
MISCELLANEOUS
MISCELLANEOUS : RAF 100 Heritage Arts Trail
MUSEUM SITE
MUSEUM SITE : 389th Bomb Group Memorial Exhibition
