RAF Marham
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Royal Air Force Marham, commonly abbreviated RAF Marham (IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM) is a Royal Air Force station and military airbase near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia.
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RAF Marham | |||||||||
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Near King's Lynn, Norfolk in England, UK | |||||||||
Coordinates | 52°38′54″N 000°33′02″E | ||||||||
Type | Main operating base | ||||||||
Area | 667 hectares (1,650 acres)[1] | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Ministry of Defence | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | No. 2 Group (Air Combat Support Group) | ||||||||
Condition | operational | ||||||||
Website | Official website | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1916; 108 years ago (1916) | ||||||||
In use | 1916–1919; 1937–present | ||||||||
Garrison information | |||||||||
Current commander | Group Captain Fred Wigglesworth[2] | ||||||||
Occupants | No. 207 Squadron No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron 809 Naval Air Squadron See Based units section for full list. | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Identifiers | IATA: KNF, ICAO: EGYM, WMO: 03482 | ||||||||
Elevation | 23.1 metres (76 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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Other airfield facilities | 3x V/STOL pads | ||||||||
Source: UK Military AIP[3] |
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It is home to No. 138 Expeditionary Air Wing (138 EAW) and, as such, is one of the RAF's 'main operating bases' (MOB). Since 6 June 2018, it has been home to the fifth generation Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning operated by No. 617 (Dambusters) Squadron. No. 207 Squadron, becoming the second Lightning squadron to be based at RAF Marham when it reformed on 1 August 2019 as the F-35 operational conversion unit (OCU).[4]