RAF Honington
Royal Air Force air combat support station in Suffolk, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Royal Air Force Honington or more simply RAF Honington (IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH) is a Royal Air Force station located 6 mi (9.7 km) south of Thetford near Ixworth in Suffolk, England. It was used as a bomber station during the Second World War and through the Cold War, hosting Handley Page Victors and Hawker Siddeley (Blackburn) Buccaneers. RAF Honington has been the RAF Regiment depot since 1994.
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Near Thetford, Norfolk in England | |||||||
Coordinates | 52°20′33″N 000°46′23″E | ||||||
Type | Air combat support station | ||||||
Area | 779 hectares (1,920 acres)[2] | ||||||
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Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||
Controlled by | No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support)[3] | ||||||
Condition | Operational | ||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||
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Built | 1935 (1935)–1936 | ||||||
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Current commander | Group Captain Holland | ||||||
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Identifiers | IATA: BEQ, ICAO: EGXH, WMO: 03586 | ||||||
Elevation | 53 metres (174 ft) AMSL | ||||||
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