Hethel
EGSK
1942-1947
2.3nm ESE of Wymondham, Wymondham, Norfolk, England
52.562431, 1.176395 · 160 feet
Location
Tracking
Lotus Test Track, Potash Lane, Bracon Ash, Hethel, South Norfolk, Norfolk, England, NR14 8EZ, United Kingdom
Nearby Locations
| Km | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital |
EGG72 | 7.0 | 025° |
 Forncett St Peter |
7.9 | 171° | |
| Long Stratton | 9.4 | 155° | |
| Old Buckenham | EGSV | 11.2 | 230° |
| Tibenham Priory Farm airstrip | GB0198 | 12.9 | 194° |
| Norwich International Airport | EGSH | 14.5 | 030° |
The USAAF 389th Bomb Group was resident during WWII and after war it eventually was bought as the Lotus high performance car manufacturing and test plant. Parts of the original runways have been returned to farm land, but the taxi-ways have been improved as part of the test track. By c 2000, Proton Cars had also set up its UK head office on the site.
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