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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
Lydd, Kent in England
RAF Lydd
Shown within Kent
Coordinates50°58′09″N 000°52′18″E
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground[1]
CodeLD[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Second Tactical Air Force
* No. 83 Group RAF
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
Built byRAF Airfield Construction Service
In useJune 1943 - January 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation1 metre (3 ft 3 in)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld tracking

History


The following units were here at some point:[2]


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]


See also



References



Citations


  1. Falconer 2012, p. 134.
  2. "Lydd II". Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. Retrieved 1 October 2022.
  3. Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997, p. 53.

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