RAF New Romney

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]
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	New Romney, Kent
Built	1943
In use	1943-1944
Elevation AMSL	3 ft 3 in ft / 1 m
Coordinates	51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E
Map
RAF New Romney Location in Kent
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0,000 0,000 00/00 0,000 0,000

History

• No. 124 Airfield[1]
• No. 181 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's from 3 July 1943 until 8 October 1943[2]
• No. 182 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's from 2 July 1943 until 12 October 1943 with a detachment at RAF Wigtown[3]
• 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[4]

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

References

Citations

1. "New Romney II". Airfields of Britain Conversation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
2. Jefford 1988, p. 65.
3. Jefford 1988, p. 66.
4. Jefford 1988, p. 77.

Bibliography

• 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.

Advanced Landing Grounds on Romney Marsh