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]
New Romney, Kent in England
RAF New Romney airfield, 1943
RAF New Romney is located in Kent
RAF New Romney
RAF New Romney
Shown within Kent
Coordinates51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E / 51.00250°N 0.94417°E / 51.00250; 0.94417
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground
CodeXR[2]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 83 Group RAF
Site history
Built1942 (1942)/43
Built byRAF Airfield Construction Service
In useMarch 1943 – December 1944
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation3 metres (10 ft)[2] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld tracking

History

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

Current use

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

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The site was just north of Jesson Court and just east of St Mary's Bay, Kent.

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "New Romney II". Airfields of Britain Conversation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 148.
  3. ^ "New Romney I (Littlestone)". abct.org.uk. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  4. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 65.
  5. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 66.
  6. ^ Jefford 1988, p. 77.

Bibliography

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  • 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.
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