RAF Marham
RAF Marham
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| Near Marham, Norfolk in England | |||||||||
Deter
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 EGYM
Shown within Norfolk
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| Coordinates | 52°38′54″N 000°33′02″E / 52.64833°N 0.55056°ECoordinates: 52°38′54″N 000°33′02″E / 52.64833°N 0.55056°E | ||||||||
| Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||
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| Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Website | www |
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| Built | 1916 | ||||||||
| In use | 1916-Present | ||||||||
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| Current commander |
Group Captain Richard A. Davies MA | ||||||||
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| Identifiers | IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM | ||||||||
| Elevation | 23 metres (75 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Marham, or more simply 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). No. 138 EAW primarily consists of three squadrons of Panavia Tornado GR4/GR4A multi-role fast-jet ground-attack aircraft.
The station crest depicts a glaring blue bull, symbolic of a deterrent and awarded in 1957 with the arrival of nuclear capability; the station motto is simply Deter. The crest also figures in the name of RAF Marham's local radio station - Blue Bull Radio 1278 AM.
In 2008 RAF Marham was officially granted the Freedom of the City of Norwich and, as such, is allowed to march through the streets of Norwich with 'bayonets fixed'; this is usually carried out on occasions such as the annual Battle of Britain parade held on 12 September every year. RAF Marham 'took over' the Freedom of the City of Norwich after the former holder, RAF Coltishall was officially closed in 2006.
Opened in August 1916 close to the former Royal Naval Air Station Narborough, later RAF Narborough, the Marham base was originally a military night landing ground on an 80-acre (320,000 m2) site within the boundary of the present day RAF Marham. In 1916, the aerodrome was handed over to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC). The aerodrome was closed in 1919 when the last units moved out.
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