RAF New Romney

51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E / 51.00250°N 0.94417°E / 51.00250; 0.94417TypeAdvanced Landing GroundCodeXR^[2]Site informationOwnerAir MinistryOperatorRoyal Air ForceControlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 83 Group RAFSite historyBuilt1942 (1942)/43Built byRAF Airfield Construction ServiceIn useMarch 1943 – December 1944Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War IIAirfield informationElevation3 metres (10 ft)^[2] AMSL

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Royal Air Force New Romney or more simply RAF New Romney is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 3.9 miles (6.3 km) north east of Lydd, Kent, England.

History

RAF Romney Marsh was also known as Jesson or Littlestone Aerodrome, and was situated to the north of New Romney.^{[nb 1][3]}

• No. 124 Airfield RAF^[1]
• No. 181 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's from 3 July 1943 until 8 October 1943^[4]
• No. 182 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's from 2 July 1943 until 12 October 1943 with a detachment at RAF Wigtown^[5]
• No. 247 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's firstly from 10 July 1943 until 7 August 1943 then again from 13 August 1943 until 11 October 1943^[6]
• No. 3207 Servicing Commando^[1]
• No. 3209 Servicing Commando^[1]

Current use

The site is now used for farming and little remains of the landing ground.^[1]

See also

• List of former Royal Air Force stations
• Advanced Landing Ground

Notes

References

Bibliography

• Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.

External links

• Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh