🇬🇧 RAF Oulton Air Base

RAF Oulton Air Base (GB-0655), located in Oulton, Norfolk, GB, operated from July 31, 1940, until its final closure on August 1, 1952. It closed for operations in 1946 and was decommissioned in 1949, primarily because its wartime purpose was fulfilled, and it was subsequently used for storing surplus Mosquito aircraft until November 1947 before being sold off.

Initially established as a satellite airfield, RAF Oulton gained significant historical importance when it was rebuilt into a heavy bomber base with concrete runways and became the home of No. 100 Group RAF in Spring 1944. This group specialized in Radio Counter Measures (RCM) and electronic warfare, undertaking critical missions to jam German radar and radio transmissions, using aircraft such as Blenheims, Liberators, and Fortresses. The nearby Blickling Hall was also requisitioned to accommodate personnel.

Currently, the site of RAF Oulton is largely farmland. While some runways and sections of the airfield remain, with parts under battery farms or converted to agricultural use, a hangar and several Nissen huts are still visible. The RAF Oulton Museum, located within the Blickling Hall Estate, preserves the base's legacy through a collection of objects and documents.