In late July 1944 ten Beaufighter aircraft of the Royal New Zealand Air Force attached to Coastal Command arrived unexpectedly at Rackheath. They landed on the field after a mission to Norway, and were weathered in for several days. They remained parked over on the east side of the airfield near the T2 hangar. This example is still carrying a torpedo - - note the "invasion stripes" around the fuselage and wing.