Rufforth was the site of a purpose-built bomber airfield built to Class A specification.
Semi-permanent heavy bomber airfield used by Fifteenth Air Force.
Boxted was built as a heavy bomber airfield and was opened in 1943.
At the time, Beaulieu was under consideration for enlargement as a heavy bomber airfield, although this came to nothing.
Pitu was built as a bomber airfield to the north inland, and is currently used as a commercial airport.
During the war it was used primarily as a bomber airfield.
The woodland was cleared and a standard 'A Class' bomber airfield with three concrete runways was built.
Soviet nuclear missile sites, bomber airfields, and submarine tenders.
It was built as a standard heavy bomber airfield to Class A specification.
It was one of many new bomber airfields built in the early part of World War II.