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]
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
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

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

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

See also

Notes

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

References

  1. "New Romney II". Airfields of Britain Conversation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
  2. 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

  • 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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