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] | |||||||||
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New Romney, Kent in England | |||||||||
RAF New Romney Shown within Kent | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E / 51.00250°N 0.94417°E | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
Code | XR[2] | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 83 Group RAF | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1942 | /43||||||||
Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
In use | March 1943 – December 1944 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 3 metres (10 ft)[2] AMSL | ||||||||
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RAF Romney Marsh was also known as Jesson or Littlestone Aerodrome, and was situated to the north of New Romney.[nb 1][3]
The site is now used for farming and little remains of the landing ground.[1]