1989 movements page
Finishing off the 1980’s, we have just published the movements list for 1989. We still have a few based aircraft updates to complete, but the visiting movements are listed here….
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1988 movements page
The airfield movements for 1988 have been published here…. Despite the main runway undergoing repair for the majority of the second half of the year, causing the resident Phantom squadrons to bolt-hole to RAF Honington, there was still a good selection of visiting aircraft to this busy base.
Long hot summer of ’76
1976 was a very hot and dry summer, here are few photos from a brown and dry Wattisham taken on 15th July and kindly sent to us by the photographer himself, Hendrik van Broekhuizen. Thanks go to Hendrik for sharing these images.
2023 Trooping the Colour
Wattisham hosted the rotary wing elements of the 2023 Trooping the Colour flypast over Buckingham Palace. A report on the event is published here…..
2023 Families Day Report
A photo report on-base from the 2023 Families Day is published here
Harrier Detachment in 2003
A look back at the detachment of RAF Harriers to Wattisham in October 2003. Photo report is here.
Elmsett 2003
In 2003 the nearby airfield at Elmsett was used as a staging post for a NATO firepower demonstration at Wattisham. A photo report of the event is here.
1985 movements published
An update to the 1985 movements is available here…..
Gila Bend AAF, Arizona
A visit to the Gila Bend Auxiliary Airfield next to the Barry M. Goldwater range to see the airframes that are destined for use as range targets. Report is here…….
Harrier Heritage Centre report
A brief report on a visit to the Harrier Heritage Centre at RAF Wittering is published here….