RAF Stradishall

RAF Stradishall
Latin: Vires de caelo ("Might from the sky")
Aerial view in 1945
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Ministry of Defence
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Stradishall, Suffolk
Built	1937 (1937)
In use	1938-1970 (1970)
Elevation AMSL	381 ft / 116 m
Coordinates	52°08′06″N 000°30′51″E / 52.13500°N 0.51417°E / 52.13500; 0.51417Coordinates: 52°08′06″N 000°30′51″E / 52.13500°N 0.51417°E / 52.13500; 0.51417
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RAF Stradishall Location in Suffolk
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

Royal Air Force Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.7 miles (7.6 km) north east of Haverhill, Suffolk and 9 miles (14 km) south west of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

The airfield was home to a number of squadrons during its lifetime:

The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons: HMP Highpoint North and HMP Highpoint South. Part of the former airfield remains a Ministry of Defence training site which is not accessible to the public.

The airfield has been sold to a private buyer to be converted into farm land and is out of bounds to the public.

There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Stirling House which was once part of the officers quarters and is now a training unit for the Prison service.