Sculthorpe Training Area
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Sculthorpe Training Area,[1][3] previously Royal Air Force Sculthorpe and commonly abbreviated RAF Sculthorpe, is a training site owned by the British Ministry of Defence (MoD). It is approximately 3 miles (4.8 kilometres) west of Fakenham in the county of Norfolk in England. It forms part of the Defence Training Estate.
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Sculthorpe Training Area previously Royal Air Force Sculthorpe | |||||||||||
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Near Fakenham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 52°50′54″N 000°45′38″E | ||||||||||
Grid reference | TF 85993 31439 | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force flying station (former), relief military training airfield (current) | ||||||||||
Code | SCTH (SPEC 024 Code)[1] | ||||||||||
Area | 539 hectares (1,332 acres)[1] | ||||||||||
Height | 65 metres (213 ft) | ||||||||||
Site information | |||||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence (MoD) | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force (1943–1952) United States Air Force (1959–1964) Royal Air Force (1964–1992) | ||||||||||
Open to the public | airfield closed to public, remainder of site full public access | ||||||||||
Condition | airfield in continued use | ||||||||||
Site history | |||||||||||
Built | 1942; 82 years ago (1942) | ||||||||||
Built by | Bovis Construction | ||||||||||
In use | 15 January 1943; 81 years ago (1943-01-15) – 2 October 1992; 31 years ago (1992-10-02)[2] | ||||||||||
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Airfield information | |||||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: | ||||||||||
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The training area is part of the former larger Royal Air Force Sculthorpe, a military airbase which officially closed as an RAF station on 2 October 1992; 31 years ago (1992-10-02). The airfield had been home to many visiting airmen and support crews of the Royal Air Force (RAF) and United States Air Force (USAF). In 1997, the Ministry of Defence sold the entire technical, domestic and administrative site, including the married quarters site previously occupied by the USAF to the Welbeck Estate Group. After the sale, the airfield, along with the dispersed secure weapon storage area, was retained for military training usage.[4][5]