RAF Stradishall
| RAF Stradishall | |||||||||||
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| Stradishall, Suffolk in England | |||||||||||
Latin: Vires de caelo ("Might from the sky") | |||||||||||
Aerial view in 1945 | |||||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command 1938-49 * No. 3 Group RAF RAF Fighter Command 1949-61 * No. 12 Group RAF RAF Flying Training Command 1961-70 | ||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||
| Coordinates | 52°08′06″N 000°30′51″E / 52.13500°N 0.51417°E | ||||||||||
| Grid reference | TL720515 | ||||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||||
| Built | 1937 | ||||||||||
| In use | February 1938 - 1970 | ||||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||||
| Elevation | 116 metres (381 ft) AMSL | ||||||||||
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Royal Air Force Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located 7 miles (11 km) north east of Haverhill, Suffolk and 9 miles (14 km) south west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.