https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ISgstgYNQ
The first episode of Tonys Tiny Tours seemed to go down well and I had lots of ideas for subject matter for follow up videos. One topic that seemed to resona

https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Airfield-Memorials-in-East-Anglia
During World War Two, over 100 Aerodromes or Airfields were constructed in East Anglia. Most have been returned to agriculture, the occasional runway still exists and a precious few are still used by Flying Clubs and a handful are still in use either with the Royal Air Force, United States Air Force or the British Army.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-24116597
A project to record the history of East Anglian airfields used by the United States during World War II has been given £575,000. New Heritage Solutions wants its Eighth In The East project to

https://www.angliaairwar.org/
The Project. During World War II, the United States established air bases in East Anglia to support daylight bombing against the Axis powers in Europe. Throughout the region, small communities made way for the construction of large-scale airdromes. Farm land turned into a landscape of concrete, Nissan huts, and the implements of war as American

https://www.facebook.com/mancavemoto/posts/3449300118500310/
Tonys Tiny Tours Episode 2 takes a scenic tour around East Anglia on a Triumph Tiger 900 visiting a handful of the very many WWII airfields in the

https://norfolk-tours.co.uk/2014/07/01/ww-ii-airfields-east-anglia/
WWII Airfields. Aircraft, Family History, Norfolk, Suffolk, Contact Us +44 (0)1362 860096 info@norfolk-tours.co.uk. ... WW II Airfields in East Anglia. ... a real Norfolk Dumpling, with a tiny bit of me from North Suffolk. :) My early origins were obviously from Scandinavia but I suspect that I have a bit of Roman blood in there too, as there

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-28982096
East Anglia's World War Two airfields photo project begins. 30 August 2014. Eighth in the East. Bassingbourn in Cambridgeshire was one of 70 airfields used by the USAF in East Anglia during WW2

https://www.ophfoundation.org/eastanglia/
The East Anglia Air War Project, directed by Dr. Vernon L. Williams and based in the Old Primero Historical Foundation in Abilene, Texas, has expanded its study of Allied air operations and World War II England to include a full array of these technology tools. In 2002, the EAAWP was established with the goal to preserve the memory and history

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-31662583
Previously unseen photographs of East Anglian airfields when they were used by US forces in World War Two have been unearthed. They include a parade of Afro-American servicemen in Stowmarket

https://www.mahn.org.uk/trails/east-anglia-trail/
Our latest (and largest) heritage trail is focused on the East Anglia region. It features 30 historic airfields, museums, memorials and aviation sites concerned with aviation history ranging from First World War bases that protected the country from airships and bombers to the Cold War bases for aircraft and missiles. Many sites are located at

https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Airfield-Memorials-in-East-Anglia/4
RAF Knettishall is a former World War II airfield in Suffolk. It was numbered as Station 136 by the United States Army Air Forces while home to the 388th Bombardment Group of the Eighth Air Force between 1943 and 1945. Link. Lakenheath. Opened in 1940 as a decoy for RAF Mildenhall.

https://www.invisibleworks.co.uk/ww2-airfields-in-norfolk/
The United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) arrived on 9th June 1943, from Kearney AAF Nebraska. The 100th was assigned to the 13th Combat Bombardment Wing, and the group tail code was a "Square-D". Its operational squadrons were 349th Bombardment Squadron (XR), 350th Bombardment Squadron (LN), 351st Bombardment Squadron (EP), 418th

https://www.seething-airfield.co.uk/history.html
Seething Airfield has a rich history like many airfields in East Anglia. The airfield was home to the 448th Bomb Group, a part of the 2nd Air Division of the 8th American Air Force, and constructed as a base for Liberator bombers. You can still catch tantilising glimpses of those days on the airfield today. The control tower now guards the main

http://military-tours.co.uk/Battlefields-Normandy-USAF-airfields-uk/2nd-Air-Division-East-Anglia/
The US 8th Airforce in WW2 /. A three day tour taking in Cambridge, the Imperial War Museum at Duxford and the American cemetery at Madingley; Historic Norwich with its castle, cathedral and 2nd Air Division (USAAF) Memorial Library. I hope to give an insight of life on and off the bases that formed the "Fields of Little America" that the

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Norfolk_airfields
List of Norfolk airfields. This is a list of current or former military airfields within the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia. They may have been used by the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS), Royal Air Force (RAF), Army Air Corps (AAC), Fleet Air Arm (FAA), United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) or the United States

https://americans.sudburysuffolk.co.uk/the-yanks-in-east-anglia-a-friendly-invasion/
World War II - The Americans in Sudbury 1944/45. Thousands of American soldiers and airmen were stationed in East Anglia during WW2. Most of the soldiers left in 1944 on the D-Day Landings, but the airmen of the USAAF remained. They were stationed on the vast airfields which transformed the landscape. Our local airfield, Station 174, lay at

https://www.nationalww2museum.org/sites/default/files/2023-05/2023%20Mighty%20Eighth_Museum_Generic_v2.pdf
President & CEO, The National WWII Museum Dear Friend of the Museum, I invite you to join a tour of England, exploring the storied airfields of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. This tour is a one-of-a-kind journey led by expert local guides and special guests along the way. This unique tour of East Anglia incorporates meetings with

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Experience the #1 Attraction in New Orleans on this custom- curated, four-day group tour to The National WWII Museum. EXCLUSIVE 4-D CINEMA CURATOR'S COLLECTION EXPERIENCE TOUR. PRIVATE GUIDED GALLERY LUXURY ACCOMMODATIONS AT TOURS THE HIGGINS HOTEL. For tour dates and more information Visit ww2museumtours.org • Call: 1-877-813-3329 x 325.

https://www.geograph.org.uk/article/Airfield-Memorials-in-East-Anglia/2
Opened in 1941, for RAF No. 2 Group. 88 Sqdn from August 1941 to September 1942 flying Blenheim IVs and Bostons. Transferred to USAAF September 1942, as Station 120. 8AF 319th BG(M) were first to arrive flying B-26 Marauders. They moved out in November and Attlebridge was used as a training airfield with a few B-24 Liberator.

https://www.touristengland.com/tours/wwii-airfield-tour-from-london/
Available on Selected Dates from £ 920 per Group. 8th Airforce WW2 Airfields. Our WWII airfield tour from London is a private tour that visits some of the most important airfields used in the Second World War. During the day, you will visit Thorpe Abbotts Airfield & Museum, Tibenham Airfield and the Norfolk & Suffolk Aviation Museum.

https://www.britishtours.com/airfield-tours
Airbases: Visit any one of the airfields listed below is reachable on a day tour from London with your expert British Tours driver-guide - please let us know which one you would like to visit. It is estimated that a minimum of 7 hours would be needed, 8hrs if London is required, and 9 to 10hrs if a brief visit to the Imperial War Museum Duxford is to be included.

https://norfolk-tours.co.uk/2012/11/02/american-airfields-during-wwii/
He flew over 50 missions! There were exhibits from the time and lots of information about the men who served. The ladies had even met some of the men mentioned in the records held in the airfield museum. If you have a family member who served in East Anglia during WWII, why not take a trip to see where your relative spent his or her time.

https://www.key.aero/forum/historic-aviation/81833-ww2-charts-of-east-anglia-airfield-changes
By: bazv - 7th April 2008 at 05:21 Permalink - Edited 1st January 1970 at 01:00 Many airfields indeed,but many are still missing-Rackheath,Beccles,Deopham green,Fersfield,Debach,Leiston -sure there are a few more.I only note these as I have flown over the East Anglian countryside for 30 years and tend to navigate by the disused airfields-like churches in E Anglia you are never out of sight of one!