RAF Sculthorpe was refurbished for use by the United States Air Force (USAF) during the Berlin Crisis in 1949, and then later, in 1952, it became home for the 49th Air Division (Operational) …

The RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre tells the history and stories of North Norfolk's only USAF atomic base. It was once the largest and most strategically important American airbase and …

RAF Sculthorpe is a military training facility for the United Kingdom's Ministry of Defence, situated about 3 mi (4.8 km) west of Fakenham in Norfolk, England. The airfield has been home to …

Feb 24, 2019 · RAF Sculthorpe is a decommissioned Ministry of Defence facility in north Norfolk, with a past dating back through conflicts of the 20th century, from the fall of the Iron Curtain to...

Sadly now filled in but these are a very unusual and unique part of RAF Sculthorpe's history. The two pits located on the north side of the airfield are believed to have been constructed when …

RAF Sculthorpe Heritage Centre, Fakenham. 9,028 likes · 559 talking about this · 385 were here. RAF Sculthorpe was one of the USAFs largest atomic bases. Learn more about this unique …

These pits and infrastructure are the first known Atomic sites for USAF in the UK and follow on from the same design as the ones constructed on the Tinian Isle in which B-29s, Enola gay …

Late in the fall of 1951, the RAF aircrews returned with four American aircraft (one acting as a spare) to Sculthorpe Royal Air Force Base in Norfolk, where a detachment of SAC RB-45Cs …

The B-45 "TORNADO" Light bomber came to Sculthorpe in 1952 with the 47th Bombardment wing and was on the forefront of the Atomic deterrent until it was replaced by the B-66 in 1957. …

Mar 24, 2014 · This is the long abandoned RAF Sculthorpe, an air base with an extensive history, entwined with not only the Royal Air Force but also the USAF.