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Liberator Close, NORWICH, NR13 6QX

Several of the roads on the Rackheath Industrial Estate have names, commemorating RAF Rackheath which was an active airfield from which B-24 Liberator bomber aircraft were flown during WW2. The industrial estate was built on the former Technical site.

Designated Station 145 USAAF Rackheath was home to the 467th Bombardment Group Heavy. 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Force under the command of Colonel Albert J. Shower. Flew 212 combat missions, 5538 Aircraft Sorties with losses of 235 airmen, 46 aircraft in Liberator Bombers from this airfield. From March 11th 1944 to July 5th 1945 over 5000 American airmen stationed here made a major contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II.

Designated Station 145 USAAF Rackheath was home to the 467th Bombardment Group Heavy. 2nd Air Division, 8th Air Force, United States Army Air Force under the command of Colonel Albert J. Shower. Flew 212 combat missions, 5538 Aircraft Sorties with losses of 235 airmen, 46 aircraft in Liberator Bombers from this airfield. From March 11th 1944 to July 5th 1945 over 5000 American airmen stationed here made a major contribution to the defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II. https://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/6549026

The memorial is dedicated to the 467th Bombardment Group of USAAF which was stationed at RAF Rackheath when it was an active airfield during WW2. It is situated at Liberator Close, on the Rackheath Industrial Estate which occupies the area of the former Technical site. For a wider view of this location see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4143307.

The memorial stone dedicated to the 467th Bombardment Group, which was based at RAF Rackheath when it was an active airfield during WW2, can be seen left of centre. The memorial is located on the Rackheath Industrial Estate which occupies the former Technical site. For a close-up view of the memorial stone see > http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/4143313.

On 29 February 2012 a fire ripped through the industrial unit housing a company called PHS Data Shred, situated on the Rackheath Industrial Estate. Altogether 13 fire engines are reported to have been at the scene and the industrial estate was closed to all but emergency vehicles. A security fence has since been erected around the burnt-out shell of the building.

On 29 February 2012 a fire ripped through the industrial unit housing a company called PHS Data Shred, situated on the Rackheath Industrial Estate. Altogether 13 fire engines are reported to have been at the scene and the industrial estate was closed to all but emergency vehicles. A security fence has since been erected around the burnt-out shell of the building.

This public footpath links Witchcraft Way on the Rackheath Industrial Estate with Dakenham Hall, near Salhouse railway station, further to the north-east. The path traverses the former WW2 flying field of RAF Rackheath which has long since reverted to agriculture.