This is a base I had not visited before and fancied seeing it. So made the trip too it one nice afternoon. still quite a few bits to see, a few bits on the outside and then what is now an airsoft site. The old domestic site contains quite a bit with lots of Orlit huts made from pre fab concrete and used for accommodation. A nice relaxed visit and wander around.
Work commenced in 1942 on building RAF Tuddenham, and it opened in 1943 and was designated as a class A airfield for the RAF, used originally for Stirling bombers. The base was used for lancasters in 1944 and remained till 1946. 17 Stirlings and 36 Lancaster’s were lost from Tuddenham during operations abroad. It consisted of two T2 hangars and later a B1 repair hangar. It consisted of 28 concrete hard standings.The airfield was then used by the Americans from 1955-1959 as a munitions and refurbishment site. It was used as a Thor medium missile site till 1963, after the removal of the Thor missiles it closed a year later. The technical site and main airfield area is now used for gravel extracruin.
Starting on the outside is the old sub station. The original paintwork survives. Shame it’s been used for junk.
A little further over is another building. Not totally sure on this one but looking at it. It may be a borehole pump house.
Heading on to the main site, here we have the M&E plinth (mechanical&electrical). The gymnasium sits begins it.
The roof of the gym was so collapsed they have demolished the roof and now just the concrete pad remains.
At the back of the gym sits the chapel built on the end. This seems to be a common thing. It was the same at Hethel on the gym there, that building is now a museum.
Looking over at the squash court and gym/chapel.
Heading in to the accommodation builds. There are numerous Orlits in various states of decay. These were prob used by the WAAF and the accommodation here was cold and cramped and quite unpopular.
The whole area around here for miles is mainly pig farms.
Work commenced in 1942 on building RAF Tuddenham, and it opened in 1943 and was designated as a class A airfield for the RAF, used originally for Stirling bombers. The base was used for lancasters in 1944 and remained till 1946. 17 Stirlings and 36 Lancaster’s were lost from Tuddenham during operations abroad. It consisted of two T2 hangars and later a B1 repair hangar. It consisted of 28 concrete hard standings.The airfield was then used by the Americans from 1955-1959 as a munitions and refurbishment site. It was used as a Thor medium missile site till 1963, after the removal of the Thor missiles it closed a year later. The technical site and main airfield area is now used for gravel extracruin.
Starting on the outside is the old sub station. The original paintwork survives. Shame it’s been used for junk.
A little further over is another building. Not totally sure on this one but looking at it. It may be a borehole pump house.
Heading on to the main site, here we have the M&E plinth (mechanical&electrical). The gymnasium sits begins it.
The roof of the gym was so collapsed they have demolished the roof and now just the concrete pad remains.
At the back of the gym sits the chapel built on the end. This seems to be a common thing. It was the same at Hethel on the gym there, that building is now a museum.
Looking over at the squash court and gym/chapel.
Heading in to the accommodation builds. There are numerous Orlits in various states of decay. These were prob used by the WAAF and the accommodation here was cold and cramped and quite unpopular.
The whole area around here for miles is mainly pig farms.
get the men on them 
