West Raynham, Norfolk

​Opened : May 1939
​Closed : 1 June 1994
USAAF Sta No : n/a
Current use : Solar Farm / Industry

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This page last updated on : 14 June 2017

Aerial Views of West Raynham Airfield

Airfield Views

Airfield Defences

Air Defence Tactical Theatre / Rapier Dome Trainer

Balloon Filling Hut and Weather Station

BUILDING 10-11 : Officers Mess & Quarters

BUILDING 12 : Officers Garages

BUILDING 13 : Squash Court

BUILDING 14 : Officers Tennis Court

BUILDING 22 : Station Headquarters

BUILDING 23 : Airmens Tennis Court

BUILDING 25 : Sergeants Mess

BUILDING 27 : Single Sergeants Quarters

BUILDING 28 : Ration Store

BUILDING 29 : Barrack Block 'Houghton Block'

BUILDING 30 : Barrack Block 'Holkham Block'

BUILDING 31 : Institute 'Kestrel Club'

BUILDING 34 : Grocery Shop & Store

BUILDING 35 : Barrack Block 'Melton Block'

BUILDING 36 : Barrack Block

BUILDING 37 : Barrack Block

BUILDING 38 : Airmens Garages

BUILDING 39 : Standby Set House

BUILDING 40 : ​Practice Bomb Store & Gas Chamber

BUILDING 42 : Guardhouse

BUILDING 44 : Gas Bottle Store

BUILDING 45 : Ambulance Garage & Mortuary​

BUILDING 46 : Sick Quarters & Decontamination Block for the Wounded

BUILDING 47 : Decontamination Block for the Un-wounded

BUILDING 48 : Fuel Store

BUILDING 49 : Mechanical Transport Sheds, Offices and Yard

BUILDING 53 : 25 Yard Machine Gun Range

BUILDING 57 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes

BUILDING 58 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes

BUILDING 59 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes

BUILDING 60 : 'C' Type Hangar & Annexes

BUILDING 61 : Mechanical Transport Offices

BUILDING 62 : Mechanical Transport Oil Store

BUILDING 63 : Petrol Tanker Shed

BUILDING 64 : Ready Use Pyrotechnic Store

BUILDING 65 : Parachute Store

BUILDING 66 : Main Workshops

BUILDING 67 : Latrine Block

BUILDING 68 : Air Ministry Works Department Buildings & Water Tower

BUILDING 69 : Central Heating Station

BUILDING 70 : Armoury and Motor Pool Extension

BUILDING 71 : Office & Crew Room for Station Flight

BUILDING 72 : Watch Office

BUILDING 73 : Main Stores

BUILDING 75 : Latrine Block

BUILDING 76 : Lubricant & Inflamable Store

BUILDING 77 : Ready Use Pyrotechnic Store

BUILDING 78 : Petrol Tanker Shed

BUILDING 79 : Petrol Tanker Shed

BUILDING 81 : ​Airmens Married Quarters

BUILDING 82 : ​Warrant Officers Married Quarters

BUILDING 84 : Synthetic Navigation Building

BUILDING 85 : Compressor House for Gun Turret Building

BUILDING 90 : Latrine Block

BUILDING 92 : Bore Hole Pump & Chlorinate Plant House

BUILDING 93 : Decontamination Clothes Washing Building

BUILDING 96 : ​Gun Turret Building

BUILDING 97 : Link Trainer Building

BUILDING 98 : Articulated Trailer Shed

BUILDING 99 : Night Flying Equipment Store

BUILDING 100 : Type 8/84 Barrack Block

BUILDING 101 : Type 8/56 Barrack Block 'Edwards Block'

BUILDING 103 : Type 8/84 Barrack Block

BUILDING 104 : Type 8/84 Barrack Block 'Costain Block'

BUILDING 105 : Dining Room 'Airmens Restaurant'

BUILDING 106 : Heating Station

BUILDING 107 : Field Force Mechanical Transport (F.F.M.T.) Building

BUILDING 112a : Control Tower

BUILDING 112b : Fire Crash & Rescue Building

BUILDING 113 : Uni-Seco Hut

BUILDING 114 : Armoury Nissen Hut

BUILDING 114 : Battle Headquarters

BUILDING 116 : Store

BUILDING 122 : Bomb Store House

BUILDING 123 : Bomb Store House

BUILDING 124 : Pyrotechnic & Incendiary Store

BUILDING 126 : Component Store

BUILDING 127 : Fused & Spare Bomb Area

BUILDING 137 : Ultra Heavy Fusing Point Building

BUILDING 138 : Ultra Heavy Fusing Point Building

BUILDING 139 : Light/Heavy Fusing Point Building

BUILDING 143 : Ready Use Small Bomb Container Store

BUILDING 144 : Ready Use Small Bomb Container Store

BUILDING 145 : Smoke Bomb Store

BUILDING 146 : Fusing Point Building

BUILDING 147 : Fusing Point Building

BUILDING 149 : Picket Post

BUILDING 163 : Airmens Garages

BUILDING 167 : Boiler House

BUILDING 168 : Boiler House

BUILDING 171 : Gymnasium

BUILDING 501 : Church of St Michael & St George 

BUILDING 502 : Crew Briefing Room

BUILDING 507 : Unknown

BUILDING 508 : Dinghy Shed

BUILDING 511 : Barrack Stores

BUILDING 512 : Windsurfing Club

BUILDING 514 : Speech Broadcasting Building

BUILDING 516 : Air Ministry Works Department Fitters Shop

BUILDING 517 : Property Services Agency (PSA) Canteen and Rest Room

BUILDING 533 : ​Carpenters Shop & Wood Store

 BUILDING 534 : Battery Charging Room

Main Entrance

Memorial Site. RAF West Raynham Memorial

Memorial Site. The Raynhams Village Sign

Royal Observer Corps Post

Runways & Taxiways

Signal Square & Ident Letters

MISCELLANEOUS : RAF West Raynham Station Sign

The item is on display at The Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum, Flixton.