Royal Air Force Barkway or more simply RAF Barkway was one of the smallest

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s in the United Kingdom. It was a communications station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.

History

It was originally opened as a monitor station on 22 June 1942 for the Gee (navigation) network in the Eastern area. The site was used by the

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(USAFE). It was part of communications network linking: *

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(via

RAF Chelveston Royal Air Force Chelveston or more simply RAF Chelveston is a former Royal Air Force station located on the south side of the B645 (former A45 road), east of Wellingborough, near the village of Chelveston in Northamptonshire, England. During ...

) *

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* RAF Croughton In September 2008, the station was broken into by a

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who climbed the mast and then jumped off and deployed his parachute.

Current use

The site was sold in early 2011 as surplus to the

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(MOD) requirements.

References

External links

Photo of RAF Barkway accessed 2008-10-02
{{DEFAULTSORT:Barkway Installations of the United States Air Force in the United Kingdom Royal Air Force stations in Hertfordshire RAF

History

Current use

See also

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