RAF Bacton

RAF Bacton
Near Norwich, Norfolk in England
RAF Bacton Shown within Norfolk
Coordinates	52°51′25″N 001°28′09″E / 52.85694°N 1.46917°E / 52.85694; 1.46917Coordinates: 52°51′25″N 001°28′09″E / 52.85694°N 1.46917°E / 52.85694; 1.46917
Type	Royal Air Force base
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1915 (1915)
In use	1915-1919 (1919)
Airfield information
Elevation	12 metres (39 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Grass field

RAF Bacton is a former Royal Air Force landing field, built to accommodate aircraft intercepting Zeppelin bombers during the First World War.

The only unit to use Bacton was a detachment of No. 219 Squadron RAF between 22 July 1918 and March 1919 with various aircraft.

A hangar from RAF Bacton was relocated to North Walsham after the closure of the airfield, where it became a garage workshop. This building was damaged in high winds, but an attempt to save the roof failed to salvage the structure, which was demolished in April 2007.