Royal Air Force Lydd or more simply RAF Lydd is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Lydd, Kent and 12.3 miles (19.8 km) south of Ashford, Kent, England.
RAF Lydd | |||||||||
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Lydd, Kent in England | |||||||||
Coordinates | 50°58′09″N 000°52′18″E / 50.96917°N 0.87167°E | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground[1] | ||||||||
Code | LD[1] | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 83 Group RAF | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1943 | ||||||||
Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
In use | June 1943 - January 1945 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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History
The following units were here at some point:[2]
- No. 121 Airfield RAF (July - August 1943)[3]
- No. 174 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)[1]
- No. 175 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)[1]
- No. 245 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)[1]
- No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2845 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2889 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2891 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 3205 Servicing Commando
- No. 3206 Servicing Commando
Current use
The site has reverted to farmland and has no connection with the current Lydd Airport which is located to the east of Lydd.[2]
See also
References
- Citations
- Bibliography
- Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
- Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J. (2007). Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912. UK: Air-Britain (Historians). ISBN 978-0851-3036-59.
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