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Pulham

Major
Also known as: Pulham St. Mary / RAF Pulham / RNAS Pulham
County: Norfolk
Current Status: Farmland / Industry
Date: February 1916 - 1 February 1958
Current Use: Disused
Used By: RAF / RNAS
Landing Surface Types: Unpaved
Aircraft Roles: Experimental / Maritime patrol

The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2024):

  • Pennoyer Centre - contains The Airship Museum
  • Pulham Market Parish Council
  • Pulham Market Society
  • Pulham St Mary Parish Council
  • Smurfit Kappa Diss

Main unit(s) present:

  • No 2 MU
  • No 2 Stores (Ammunition) Depot
  • No 21 MU
  • No 53 MU
  • Airship Experimental Station
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Stores building at Pulham, 20 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Blacksmiths building at Pulham, 20 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Engine and Boiler House at Pulham, 20 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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The site of Airship Shed No.1 at Pulham, 20 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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The site of Airship Shed No.2 at Pulham, 20 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Electricity Generator Building at Pulham, 20 September 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Aerial view of Pulham, 17 November 2009. © Richard Flagg

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Aerial view of Pulham, 18 March 2011. © Richard Flagg

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Aerial view of Pulham, 26 May 2018. © Richard Flagg

Members of the R33 Airship being awarded medals at Pulham, 1925. Courtesy of British Pathé

 Footage of the R33 Airship at Pulham, 1925. Courtesy of British Pathé

The Norge Airship landing at Pulham, 1926. Courtesy of British Pathé

Dismantling airship sheds at Pulham, 1927. Courtesy of British Pathé

Maintenance Unit Sub-Site(s):

BungayOld BuckenhamSeething

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