RAF Mendlesham

RAF Mendlesham
USAAF Station 156
Stowmarket, Suffolk in England
Aerial photo of Mendlesham Airfield, 18 January 1947
Site information
TypeRoyal Air Force station
CodeMZ
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Army Air Forces
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command 1943-44
Eighth Air Force
RAF Maintenance Command
Location
RAF Mendlesham
Shown within Suffolk
Coordinates52°13′59″N 1°07′05″E / 52.233°N 1.118°E / 52.233; 1.118
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
In useDecember 1943 - June 1954 (1954)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation64 metres (210 ft) AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Concrete/Tarmac
00/00  Concrete/Tarmac
00/00  Concrete/Tarmac

Royal Air Force Mendlesham, or more simply RAF Mendlesham, is a former Royal Air Force station located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) east of Stowmarket, Suffolk, England.