Construction
The construction of Eye Airfield was a laborious task that took a lot of man power, tonnes of concrete, bricks and wood, and a very devoted air force who were ready to call the east of England their home.
Take a look below at a hand drawn map outlining the location of each part of the airfield and its intended use as well as some facts about our airfield that you may find interesting.
Facts
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Eye Airfield was a class A heavy bomber airfield.
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Thousands of different men passed through our airfield during the conflict.
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The site was apparently not connected to the railway system that ran close to the south perimeter.
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Although we refer to the base as Eye Airfield, the base was actually in the neighboring village Brome.
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Bizarrely the base had aircraft hard standings across the A140 main road. Cars had to be stopped when aircraft passed.
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