RAF Bircham Newton

Royal Air Force Station in Norfolk, England

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1938 — 1966

site, Royal Air Force station, air base, Royal Air Force, United Kingdom

Location: 52.875, 0.657, ///roosts.formless.herb, Google, Bing, Aerial View, OldMapsOnline, ESRI Imagery, Historic Markers, KML, NLS, OS, eDoB,

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Frameless

Former barrack blocks, RAF Bircham Newton

Old workshops at RAF Bircham Newton

The old officers' mess

WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ)

WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior

WW2 Battle headquarters observation cupola

Type	Date	Description	Keywords	Source

link		Freebase entry^@		Wikidata
link		Subterranea Britannica article^@		Wikidata
vessel		RNLB Lucy Lavers	rescue boat, museum ship, google	Wikidata
bunker		East Dereham Breckland District Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
bunker		Kings Lynn Joint Norfolk County Standby and West Norfolk District Emergency Centre	civil defense center	Wikidata
castle	1140	Castle Acre Castle	archaeological site, castle, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle	1138	Castle Rising Castle	archaeological site, ruins, castle, church building, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
castle		North Elmham chapel and manor house	fortified manor house, archaeological site, chapel, google, tripadvisor	Wikidata
museum	2013	Kings Lynn Military Museum	military museum, tripadvisor	Wikidata
image	2009	Former barrack blocks, RAF Bircham Newton		Wikimedia
image	2015	Old workshops at RAF Bircham Newton		Wikimedia
image	2015	The old officers' mess		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ)		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle Headquarters (BHQ) - interior		Wikimedia
image	2015	WW2 Battle headquarters observation cupola		Wikimedia

RAF Bircham Newton

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