2014
TG1521 : The NAAFI store
taken 10 years ago, near to Brandiston, Norfolk, England
The NAAFI store
This NAAFI building is situated on the former Communal site of RAF Swannington.
NAAFI stands for Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. It was established through Winston Churchill as a Not for Profit organisation on 6th December 1920 and continues to serve the Services around the world today, providing catering, retail and leisure facilities. The NAAFI is the British equivalent of the American Post-exchange (PX).
NAAFI stands for Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. It was established through Winston Churchill as a Not for Profit organisation on 6th December 1920 and continues to serve the Services around the world today, providing catering, retail and leisure facilities. The NAAFI is the British equivalent of the American Post-exchange (PX).
RAF Swannington
The aerodrome at Swannington became operational in April 1944. It was the last airfield to be opened in Norfolk during the war. Locally known as Haveringland airfield, the station was the home of two RAF squadrons, the 85th and the 157th, and for some time also of No. 229 and 451 Squadrons of the Royal Australian Air Force. Put under RAF care and maintenance in August 1945 it was closed in 1947 and sold off in 1957. See also: Link
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- Grid Square
- TG1521, 77 images (more nearby 🔍)
- Photographer
- Evelyn Simak (more nearby)
- Date Taken
- Monday, 21 July, 2014 (more nearby)
- Submitted
- Monday, 21 July, 2014
- Subject Location
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OSGB36:
TG 1505 2121 [10m precision]
WGS84: 52:44.7424N 1:11.0785E - Camera Location
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OSGB36: TG 1505 2121
- View Direction
- EAST (about 90 degrees)
