RAF Lydd
Former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground in Kent, England
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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.
| RAF Lydd | |||||||||
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| Lydd, Kent in England | |||||||||
.jpg) RAF Lydd on a target dossier of the German Luftwaffe, 1943 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | RAF advanced landing ground | ||||||||
| Code | LD[1] | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 83 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
  RAF Lydd Shown within Kent  RAF Lydd RAF Lydd (the United Kingdom) | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 50°58′09″N 000°52′18″E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | June 1943 - January 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 1 metre (3 ft 3 in)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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History
The following units were here at some point using the advanced landing ground:[2]
- No. 121 Airfield Headquarters RAF (July - August 1943)[3]
- No. 174 (Mauritius) Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)[1]
- No. 175 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)[1]
- No. 245 (Northern Rhodesian) Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)[1]
- No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2845 Squadron RAF Regiment
- No. 2889 Squadron RAF Regiment
- 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 which is located to the east of Lydd.[2]