RAF Tuddenham
Royal Air Force Tuddenham or RAF Tuddenham is a former Royal Air Force Sub station located south east of Mildenhall, Suffolk, England and north west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk.
Station history
- No. 3 Lancaster Finishing School RAF.
- No. 90 Squadron RAF starting on 13 October 1943 with the Short Stirling III before changing to the Avro Lancaster I and III in May 1944 and leaving on 11 November 1946 to RAF Wyton.
- No. 138 Squadron RAF between 9 March 1945 and 12 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Wyton.
- No. 149 Squadron RAF between 29 April 1946 and 4 November 1946 with the Avro Lancaster I and III.
- No. 186 Squadron RAF reformed at RAF Tuddenham on 1 October 1944 with the Lancaster I and III before moving to RAF Stradishall on 17 December 1945 where the squadron disbanded on 17 July 1945.
- No. 207 Squadron RAF used the airfield between 29 April 1946 and 8 November 1946 with the Lancaster I and III.
- No. 281 Maintenance Unit.
Post war
- USAF 3114th Ammo Supply Squadron. Munitions storage and refurbishment. 1955–1959. Reestablished when the 8th Air Force returned to RAF Lakenheath. About 100 USAF airmen in refurbished barracks. A small RAF contingent for munitions disposal. Bombs in runways marked with large X. Small arms stored in hangars.
- No. 107 Squadron RAF – PGM-17 Thor nuclear missiles.