Royal Air Force Lydd or more simply RAF Lydd is a former
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...
advanced landing ground located north-west of
Lydd
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lydd reached the height of its prosperity during the 13th century, when it was a ...
,
Kent
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and south of
Ashford, Kent,
England
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.
History
The following units were here at some point using the
advanced landing ground:
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No. 121 Airfield RAF (July - August 1943)
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No. 174 Squadron RAF with the
Hawker Typhoon
The Hawker Typhoon was a British single-seat fighter-bomber, produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was intended to be a medium-high altitude interceptor aircraft, interceptor, as a replacement for the Hawker Hurricane, but several design problems we ...
IB (July - October 1943)
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No. 175 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)
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No. 245 Squadron RAF
No. 245 Squadron was a squadron of the Royal Air Force. It flew as an anti-submarine squadron during World War I and as a fighter squadron during World War II. After the war it was first a jet-fighter squadron and its last role was as a radar-cal ...
with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)
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No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 2845 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 2889 Squadron RAF Regiment
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No. 2891 Squadron RAF Regiment
* No. 3205 Servicing Commando
* No. 3206 Servicing Commando
Current use
The site has reverted to farmland and has no connection with the current
Lydd Airport
London Ashford Airport is east of the town of Lydd and south of Ashford, Kent, Ashford in the district of Folkestone and Hythe (District), Folkestone and Hythe, in Kent, England. Originally named Lydd Ferryfield, it is now also known as Lon ...
which is located to the east of Lydd.
See also
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List of former Royal Air Force stations
This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of ...
References
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Lydd
Lydd is a town and electoral ward in Kent, England, lying on Romney Marsh. It is one of the larger settlements on the marsh, and the most southerly town in Kent. Lydd reached the height of its prosperity during the 13th century, when it was a ...