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Royal Air Force Station Barkway or more simply RAF Barkway was one of the smallest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom. It was a Communications Station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.[1][2]

RAF Barkway
Near Royston, Hertfordshire in England
RAF Barkway
Shown within Hertfordshire
Coordinates52°00′30″N 000°00′37″E
TypeRoyal Air Force station - Non Flying Military Communications
Site information
OwnerMinistry of Defence
OperatorRoyal Air Force
United States Air Force
ConditionIntact
Site history
Built1941 (1941)
In use1942-2011 (2011)

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 United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).[3] It was part of communications network linking:

In September 2008, the station was broken into by a BASE jumper who climbed the mast and then jumped off and deployed his parachute.[4]


Current use


The site was sold in early 2011 as surplus to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements.


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