Royal Air Force Hethel or more simply RAF Hethel is a former Royal Air Force station which was used by both the United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) and the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. The airfield is located 7 miles (11 km) south west of Norwich, Norfolk, England and is now owned by Lotus Cars.
First Lieutenant Lucius R. Ades (Pilot) and Second-Lieutenant Preston G. Redd (Navigator) of the 389th Bomb Group.
Consolidated B-24J-145-CO Liberator, AAF Ser. No. 44-40052 of the 565th Bombardment Squadron, 389th Bombardment Group.
A B-24 Liberator of the 389th Bomb Group returns to RAF Hethel.
Interior of the Lotus Cars factory at the former Hethel Airfield.
Lotus Group is a British multinational automotive manufacturer of luxury sports cars and electric lifestyle vehicles.
Lotus Cars
Lotus final assembly
Lotus 72
Lotus 77