The site had been considered as a potential stand-alone airfield as early as 1936 but building did not commence until 1940 when RAF Hemswell needed additional capacity during the expanding the
Second World War bomber offensive. Initially no squadrons were based at the station and it was used exclusively by Hemswell as an overflow site. Detailed surveys were undertaken in preparation for the building of the concrete runways then needed for heavy bombers, but it was decided that the contour gradients were unsuitable and the runways remained grass only. However between 1940 and 1942 a concrete perimeter track was constructed, together with three hangars (1 x B1 and 2 x T2 types) and a technical site. A total of 36 pan-type aircraft standings were constructed in two phases. The station's
WAAF female personnel were billeted in a separate area within the station in Quonset huts that provided accommodation and messing facilities. The huts still stood as late as 2007. posed in front of a
Vickers Wellington bomber aircraft in 1942 The first squadrons to be based at Ingham were
No. 301 Polish Bomber Squadron and
No. 305 Polish Bomber Squadron, both flying
Vickers Wellingtons, that arrived on 20 June 1941 from Hemswell which could no longer accommodate them. They were joined by
No. 300 Polish Bomber Squadron also operating Wellingtons on 28 May 1942. No. 300 Squadron left for several months during early 1943 while undertaking Lancaster conversion training but No. 305 Squadron remained at Ingham until August 1943. Overnight on 31 May 1943 No. 301 squadron took part in a large bombing raid on
Cologne losing two crews. Overnight on 6 June it visited
Essen, where it lost another two crews. On 27 June the squadron bombed
Bremen, losing even more air crew. On 3 July yet another crew was lost. Overnight on 22 July 1943 another three were lost to enemy anti-aircraft fire and fighter planes. The Polish HQ, lacking manpower and any more experienced crews, decided to disband the squadron. airborne target-towing tug aircraft On 3 February 1943
No. 199 Squadron RAF arrived from
RAF Blyton flying
Short Stirlings while training over
The Wash for maritime mine laying operations. Four months later they left for
RAF Lakenheath to commence active operations off the east and south coasts. They were replaced at Ingham by two non-bomber training flights; 1687 Flight RAF flew Hurricanes while training personnel to defend bomber formations during operations; 1481 Flight RAF flew Martinets while towing airborne targets for the bomber gunners to practice their gunnery skills in defending their aircraft. In November 1944, after several instances of urgent spares being delivered in error to units in
Ingham, Norfolk and
Ingham, Suffolk, the station was renamed RAF Cammeringham to prevent any further confusion. Flying effectively ceased from the airfield in early 1945 due to deterioration of the grassed runways and, from then until December 1946, RAF Cammeringham was used in a ground training school capacity and as a holding unit for demobilised Polish aircrew personnel awaiting repatriation or settlement. The station closed on 7 December 1946. ==Squadrons and units posted to RAF Cammeringham (Ingham)==