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RAF Lydd

Coordinates: 50°58′09″N 000°52′18″E / 50.96917°N 0.87167°E / 50.96917; 0.87167
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RAF Lydd
Lydd, Kent in England
RAF Lydd on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1943
RAF Lydd is located in Kent
RAF Lydd
RAF Lydd
Shown within Kent
Coordinates50°58′09″N 000°52′18″E / 50.96917°N 0.87167°E / 50.96917; 0.87167
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground[1]
CodeLD[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
Built byRAF Airfield Construction Service
In useJune 1943 - January 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation1 metre (3 ft 3 in)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld tracking

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.

History

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The following units were here at some point:[2]

Current use

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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

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References

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Citations
  1. ^ a b c d e f Falconer 2012, p. 134.
  2. ^ a b "Lydd II". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. ^ Sturtivant & Hamlin 2007, p. 46.
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.