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published updated itvstart">1941</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">In use</th><td class="infobox-data">1942–1948<span style="display:none"> (<span class="dtend itvend">1948</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Events</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/European_Theatre_of_World_War_II" class="mw-redirect" title="European Theatre of World War II">European Theatre of World War II</a><br />Air Offensive, Europe July 1942 – May 1945</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Airfield information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:1em">Elevation</th><td class="infobox-data">63 metres (207 ft) <a href="/wiki/Above_mean_sea_level" class="mw-redirect" title="Above mean sea level">AMSL</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><table style="width:100%; margin:-2px -1px -1px -1px; border-spacing:0;"> <tbody><tr style="background-color: #ddd"> <th colspan="2" style="font-weight:normal; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:0 0 1px 0;">Runways</th> </tr><tr style="background-color: #ddd; text-align: left;"> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 25%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 1px 0 0;padding:1px 2px;"><a href="/wiki/Runway#Orientation_and_dimensions" title="Runway">Direction</a></th> <th scope="col" style="font-weight:normal; width: 75%; border:solid 1px #fafafa; border-width:1px 0 0 1px;padding:1px 2px;">Length and surface</th> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">03/21</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,170 metres (3,839 ft) Concrete</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">08/26</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,745 metres (5,725 ft) Concrete</td> </tr><tr> <td style="text-align: center;">14/32</td> <td style="text-align: left;">1,260 metres (4,134 ft) Concrete</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Royal Air Force Bury St Edmunds</b> or more simply <b>RAF Bury St Edmunds</b> is a former <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> <a href="/wiki/List_of_former_Royal_Air_Force_stations" title="List of former Royal Air Force stations">station</a> located 3 miles (4.8 km) east of <a href="/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds" title="Bury St Edmunds">Bury St Edmunds</a>, <a href="/wiki/Suffolk" title="Suffolk">Suffolk</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a>. It is not to be confused with the RAF grass strip on the western side of Bury St Edmunds known as <a href="/wiki/RAF_Westley" title="RAF Westley">RAF Westley</a>, an area now part of the town itself. </p><p>The airfield was originally and is now again known as Rougham as it is located north of that village between the A14 and the main railway line between <a href="/wiki/Bury_St_Edmunds" title="Bury St Edmunds">Bury St Edmunds</a> and <a href="/wiki/Ipswich" title="Ipswich">Ipswich</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Bury_St_Edmunds&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>It was built during 1941 and 1942 with three intersecting concrete runways. The main runway of 2,000 yards was aligned approximately E–W. It saw extensive use during the <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">Second World War</a>. </p><p>The following units were here at some point:<sup id="cite_ref-ABCT_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ABCT-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/94th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="94th Bombardment Group">94th Bombardment Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/322nd_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="322nd Bombardment Group">322nd Bombardment Group</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/331st_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="331st Bombardment Squadron">331st Bombardment Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/332nd_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="332nd Bombardment Squadron">332nd Bombardment Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/333rd_Bombardment_Squadron" class="mw-redirect" title="333rd Bombardment Squadron">333rd Bombardment Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/410th_Bombardment_Squadron" title="410th Bombardment Squadron">410th Bombardment Squadron</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_use">Current use</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Bury_St_Edmunds&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current use"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With the end of military control, Bury St Edmunds airfield's concreted areas were broken up with most of the site being returned to agriculture. </p><p>The old technical site has been developed into the Rougham Industrial Estate. The T2 hangars are still in use for storage. The control tower, used for many years as a private dwelling, has been restored and is operated as an aviation museum dedicated to the 94th bomb group. The museum is open to the public every Sunday from Easter until October, admission free.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The museum site is also home to the Bury St Edmunds Amateur Radio Society BSEARS radio club. </p><p>The airfield, once again known as Rougham has been returned to agriculture. </p><p>The airfield was closed in June 2023.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=RAF_Bury_St_Edmunds&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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St. Edmunds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Bushey_Hall" title="RAF Bushey Hall">Bushey Hall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chalgrove_Airfield" title="Chalgrove Airfield">Chalgrove</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Cheddington" title="RAF Cheddington">Cheddington</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Chelveston" title="RAF Chelveston">Chelveston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Chipping_Ongar" title="RAF Chipping Ongar">Chipping Ongar</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Daws_Hill" title="RAF Daws Hill">Daws Hill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Debach" title="RAF Debach">Debach</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Debden" title="RAF Debden">Debden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Deenethorpe" title="RAF Deenethorpe">Deenethorpe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Deopham_Green" title="RAF Deopham Green">Deopham Green</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duxford_Aerodrome" title="Duxford Aerodrome">Duxford</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Earls_Colne_Airfield" title="Earls Colne Airfield">Earls Colne</a></li> <li><a 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title="RAF Rackheath">Rackheath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Ramsbury" title="RAF Ramsbury">Ramsbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Rattlesden" title="RAF Rattlesden">Rattlesden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Raydon" title="RAF Raydon">Raydon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Ridgewell" title="RAF Ridgewell">Ridgewell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Seething" title="RAF Seething">Seething</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Shipdham" title="RAF Shipdham">Shipdham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Snetterton_Heath" title="RAF Snetterton Heath">Snetterton Heath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Steeple_Morden" title="RAF Steeple Morden">Steeple Morden</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Sudbury" title="RAF Sudbury">Sudbury</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Thorpe_Abbotts" title="RAF Thorpe Abbotts">Thorpe Abbots</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Thurleigh" title="RAF Thurleigh">Thurleigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Tibenham" title="RAF Tibenham">Tibenham</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/RAF_Wattisham" 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title="486th Air Expeditionary Wing">486th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/487th_Air_Expeditionary_Wing" title="487th Air Expeditionary Wing">487th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/489th_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="489th Bombardment Group">489th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/490th_Bombardment_Group" title="490th Bombardment Group">490th</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/491st_Bombardment_Group" title="491st Bombardment Group">491st</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/492nd_Bombardment_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="492nd Bombardment Group">492nd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/493rd_Bombardment_Group" title="493rd Bombardment Group">493rd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/801st_Bombardment_Group_(Provisional)" class="mw-redirect" title="801st Bombardment Group (Provisional)">801st (Provisional)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:10em;background-color:#DCDCDC;color:inherit;">Fighter</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" 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