RAF Marham
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Royal Air Force Marham, commonly abbreviated RAF Marham is a Royal Air Force station and military airbase near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia.
A Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning of No. 617 Squadron preparing to take off from RAF Marham, with a Tornado GR4 airborne in the background.
The new concrete runways viewed in 1944.
Boeing Washington B1 WF502 of No. 90 Squadron, 1952 (based at Marham between 1950 and 1956).
Panavia Tornado GR4 ZD739 taking off from RAF Marham during Operation Ellamy, 2011.
No. 617 Squadron RAF
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Number 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron, originally based at RAF Scampton in Lincolnshire and currently based at RAF Marham in Norfolk. It is commonly known as "The Dambusters", for its actions during Operation Chastise against German dams during the Second World War. In the early 21st century it operated the Panavia Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role until being disbanded on 28 March 2014. The Dambusters reformed on 18 April 2018, and was equipped at RAF Marham in June 2018 with the Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning, becoming the first squadron to be based in the UK with this advanced V/STOL type. The unit is composed of both RAF and Royal Navy personnel, and operates from the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers.
King George VI visiting No. 617 Squadron in 1943
No. 617 Squadron Avro Lancaster B.I EE146 at RAF Woodhall Spa with her crew (including OC Wg. Cdr. J. B. Tait) the day after the successful attack against Tirpitz.
No. 617 Squadron Canberra B2 WK163 at Coventry Airport
No. 617 Squadron Vulcan B2 XL361 at the Farnborough Airshow, 1962