Halesworth

Halesworth, Suffolk

Halesworth / Holton / HMS Sparrowhawk

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May 1943
26 September 1946
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Halesworth Airfield Museum

AIRFIELD SITE : 360 Degree Aerial Video of RAF Halesworth Airfield

360 Degree Aerial Video of RAF Halesworth Airfield - 4 April 2024

AIRFIELD SITE : Aerial Views of RAF Halesworth Airfield

AIRFIELD SITE : Aircraft Hardstand No.12

AIRFIELD SITE : Aircraft Hardstand No.36 & No.37

AIRFIELD SITE : Blast Shelter

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 01/19

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 06/24

AIRFIELD SITE : Runway 11/29

AIRFIELD SITE : Taxiways

AIRFIELD SITE : Trackways

BUILDING 69 : Hangar / T2 Type Aircraft Shed

BUILDING 145 : Picket Post

BUILDING 148 : Norden Bombsight Store and Workshop

BUILDING 151 : Operations Block

BUILDING 152 : WAAF Officer Latrine

BUILDING 176 : Ration Store

BUILDING 180 : Sergeants Mess

BUILDING 192 : Standby Set House

MEMORIAL SITE : 5th ERS Memorial

MEMORIAL SITE : 56th Fighter Group Memorial

MEMORIAL SITE : 489th Bomb Group (H) Memorial

MEMORIAL SITE : Aviation Related Road Names

Andrew Johnston Way
Catalina Close
Sparrowhawk Road
Thunderbolt Rise
Vance Close
Zemke Way

Named after Lieutenant Andrew Johnson, Royal Flying Corps. (Spelling may be incorrect)
The Catalina aircraft operated from Halesworth Airfield.
Halesworth Airfield was known as HMS Sparrowhawk when used by the Royal Navy.
The Thunderbolt aircraft operated from Halesworth Airfield.
Named after Lieutenant Colonel Leon Robert Vance Jr, a Medal of Honor recipient who was based at Halesworth Airfield.
Named after Colonel Hubert 'Hub' Zemke of the 56th Fighter Group based at Halesworth Airfield.