   raf west raynham was a royal air force station located  west of the village of west raynham in norfolk, england, opened in the 1930s. raf bomber command flew missions from raf west raynham during the second world war, with the loss of 86&nbsp;aircraft. the station closed in 1994, though the ministry of defence (mod) retained it as a strategic reserve. having laid derelict since closure, the mod elected in 2004 that it was surplus to requirements, and the site was sold in 2006 to the welbeck estate group who sold the entire site in october 2007. the site is now managed by fw properties of norwich, acting for administrators moore stevens. a number of the residential properties are now renovated and are either for sale or rental. the site has now been given planning permission for installation of a 49.9mw solar farm with plant housing and perimeter fence, operated by good energy who source power only from renewables. work is due to start early in 2014. http://www.northnorfolk.org/planning www.northnorfolk.org/planning  ==second world war==   thumb|left|b-25j in 98 raf squadron markings. built between 1938 and 1939, raf west raynham was an expansion scheme airfield. the grass landing area was aligned roughly north-east to south-west. the main camp, with housing and headquarters was located immediately west of the landing area. to the south-east were bomb stores."west raynham." ministry of defence, 6 april 2005." retrieved: 22 november 2011. the airfield was originally equipped with a
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