RAF Barton Bendish

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title: "RAF Barton Bendish" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["royal-air-force-stations-in-norfolk", "royal-air-force-stations-of-world-war-ii-in-the-united-kingdom", "military-airbases-established-in-1939", "military-airbases-closed-in-1942"] description: "Former RAF station in Norfolk, England" topic_path: "history" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_Barton_Bendish" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Former RAF station in Norfolk, England ::

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Field	Value
name	RAF Barton Bendish
ensign	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
ensign_size	90px
partof
location	Norwich, Norfolk
country	England
pushpin_map	Norfolk
pushpin_label	RAF Barton Bendish
pushpin_map_caption	Shown within Norfolk
coordinates
type	Royal Air Force station
ownership	Air Ministry
operator	Royal Air Force
controlledby	RAF Bomber Command
built
used	1939-
battles	European theatre of World War II
past_commanders
elevation	14 m
r1-length
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| name = RAF Barton Bendish | ensign=Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg | ensign_size=90px | native_name = | partof = | location = Norwich, Norfolk | country = England | image = | caption = | pushpin_map = Norfolk | pushpin_label = RAF Barton Bendish | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Norfolk | coordinates = | type = Royal Air Force station | code = | site_area = | height = | ownership = Air Ministry | operator = Royal Air Force | controlledby = RAF Bomber Command | open_to_public = | condition = | built = | builder = | used = 1939- | materials = | fate = | battles = European theatre of World War II | events = | past_commanders = | garrison = | occupants = | elevation = 14 m | IATA = | ICAO = | GPS = | WMO = | r1-number = | r1-length = | r1-surface = | website = RAF Barton Bendish was an airfield for the Royal Air Force located on the far side of the Downham Market to Swaffham road from its parent station, RAF Marham. It was built because at the outbreak of the Second World War it was considered important for bomber stations to have a satellite airfield. The only aircraft known to have operated out of Barton Bendish were Vickers Wellington bombers from Marham. It was abandoned in 1942, as it was considered too close to the parent station to be developed further.

• No. 26 Squadron RAF.
• No. 268 Squadron RAF.

References

References

1. "Barton Bendish". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust.

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