RAF Stradishall

Royal Air Force Station Stradishall or more simply RAF Stradishall is a former Royal Air Force station located 4.7 mi north east of Haverhill, Suffolk and 9 mi south east of Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, England.

History
The airfield was home to a number of squadrons during its lifetime:
 * No. 1 Squadron RAF, No. 9 Squadron RAF, No. 35 Squadron RAF, No. 51 Squadron RAF, No. 54 Squadron RAF, No. 75 Squadron RAF, No. 85 Squadron RAF, No. 89 Squadron RAF.


 * No. 101 Squadron RAF, No. 109 Squadron RAF, No. 115 Squadron RAF, No. 125 Squadron RAF, No. 138 Squadron RAF, No. 148 Squadron RAF, No. 149 Squadron RAF, No. 150 Squadron RAF, No. 152 Squadron RAF, No. 158 Squadron RAF, No. 186 Squadron RAF.


 * No. 207 Squadron RAF, No. 208 Squadron RAF, No. 214 Squadron RAF, No. 215 Squadron RAF, No. 236 Squadron RAF, No. 245 Squadron RAF, No. 254 Squadron RAF, No. 263 Squadron RAF.


 * No. 311 Squadron RAF.

Current use
The airfield closed in 1970 and is now the site of two category C prisons: HMP Highpoint North and HMP Highpoint South. Part of the former airfield remains a Ministry of Defence training site which is not accessible to the public.

The airfield has been sold to a private buyer to be converted into farm land and is out of bounds to the public.

There is a memorial to RAF Stradishall outside Stirling House which was once part of the officers quarters and is now a training unit for the Prison service.