Stanford Training Area

Thetford , Norfolk , England

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Satellite and aerial maps of STANTA with nearby locations


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RAF Watton , England 9.6049EGYR
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Old Buckenham , England 20.0093EGSV



  STANTA


1942 to present

52° 30' 30'' N     0° 45' 20'' E
6nm N of Thetford, Thetford, Norfolk, England
Elevation: 120 feet


Originally opened in 1942 for Army training. The site is c 11000 hectares, the majority of which is owned by the Defence Estates. Dotted roughly around its periphery are 4 main camps:
  • Bodney Camp
  • Thorpe Camp (largely abandoned some time after 2006)
  • West Tofts Camp, and
  • Wretham Camp.
Towards the north of the area, there is a small airstrip c 1.4nm SW of Bodney Camp.

The site also includes a UK SIte of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI) for biology and geology.



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List of aircraft and events at STANTA


DatesOrg/TypeUnit
2006-nov PreservedRN HAS.1 XS872

2015-aug PreservedAAC AH.1 XT643



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