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.
| RAF New Romney RAF Honeychild[1]  | |||||||||
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| New Romney, Kent in England | |||||||||
 RAF New Romney airfield, 1943 | |||||||||
  RAF New Romney Shown within Kent | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E / 51.00250°N 0.94417°E | ||||||||
| Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
| Code | XR[2] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 83 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942/43 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | March 1943 – December 1944 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 3 metres (10 ft)[2] AMSL | ||||||||
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History
editRAF 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
editThe site is now used for farming and little remains of the landing ground.[1]
See also
editNotes
edit- ^ The site was just north of Jesson Court and just east of St Mary's Bay, Kent.
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "New Romney II". Airfields of Britain Conversation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 148.
- ^ "New Romney I (Littlestone)". abct.org.uk. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 65.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
- ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.
Bibliography
edit- 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.