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RAF Marham
RAF Marham | |||||||||
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| Near King's Lynn, Norfolk in England, UK | |||||||||
 A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning of No. 617 Squadron preparing to take off from RAF Marham, with a Tornado GR4 airborne in the background. | |||||||||
 Deter | |||||||||
  RAF Marham Shown within Norfolk | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°38′54″N 000°33′02″E / 52.64833°N 0.55056°E | ||||||||
| Type | Main operating base | ||||||||
| Area | 667 hectares (1,650 acres)[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support Group) | ||||||||
| Condition | operational | ||||||||
| Website | Official website | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1916 | ||||||||
| In use | 1916–1919; 1937–present | ||||||||
| Garrison information | |||||||||
| Current commander | Group Captain Leonie Boyd[2] | ||||||||
| Occupants | No. 207 Squadron No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron 809 Naval Air Squadron See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Identifiers | IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM, WMO: 03482 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 76 feet (23 m) AMSL | ||||||||
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| Other airfield facilities | 3x V/STOL pads | ||||||||
| Source: UK Military AIP[3] | |||||||||
Royal Air Force Marham, commonly abbreviated RAF Marham (IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM) is a Royal Air Force station and military airbase near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia.
It is home to No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (138 EAW) and, as such, is one of the RAF's 'main operating bases' (MOB). Since 6 June 2018, it has been home to the fifth generation Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning operated by No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron. No. 207 Squadron, becoming the second Lightning squadron to be based at RAF Marham when it reformed on 1 August 2019 as the F-35 operational conversion unit (OCU).[4]
- ^ "Defence Estates Development Plan 2009 – Annex A". GOV.UK. Ministry of Defence. 3 July 2009. p. 15. Retrieved 22 March 2019.
- ^ "RAF Marham - Commander". RAF.MoD.uk. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
- ^ "RAF Marham (EGYM) Aerodrome Chart" (PDF). AIDU.MoD.uk. UK Military AIP – No. 1 Aeronautical Information Documents Unit, Royal Air Force. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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