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List of former Royal Air Force stations

List of former Royal Air Force stations

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This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force. They are listed under any former county or country name which was appropriate for the duration of operation.

London Biggin Hill, a former RAF station

During 1991, the RAF had several Military Emergency Diversion Aerodrome (MEDA) airfields: RAF Kinloss, Leeming, Valley, Waddington, Wattisham & Lyneham ended their role from 1 March 1991, leaving Brize Norton, Manston, Leuchars and St Mawgan with the role.[1]

British Isles

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Chain Home, Chain Home Low, Chain Home Extra Low, ROTOR and tropo-scatter stations

Notes: Some of the Chain Home Low sites were co-located with the larger Chain Home radars. Chain Home Extra Low equipment was co-located with "Chain Home" and "Chain Home Low" as well as at separate sites, but were of a less permanent nature, usually with mobile equipment.

ROTOR was the post war Radar interception system created from existing radar installations.[17]

NARS, the North Atlantic Radio System, was an extension of the US Distant Early Warning system tropo-scatter communications network.

ACE High provided long-range communications for NATO

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Overseas

Europe

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Rest of the World

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Overseas Royal Flying Corps (WWI) and British Commonwealth Air Training Plan (WWII) airfields

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See also

Notes

  1. Berkshire 1932–1974

References

Citations

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  11. "RAF Aird Uig R10 Rotor Radar Station". Subterranea Britannica. 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  13. Historic England. "CHAIN HOME LOW STATION CHL41A (1477502)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  14. Catford, Nick (2011). "RAF Bawdsey Rotor Radar Station". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  15. Historic England (2015). "Coastal Defence/Chain Home Low Station M10 (1477795)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 11 May 2015.
  16. Historic England. "CHAIN HOME LOW STATION CHL13A (1413132)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 3 April 2016.
  17. Historic England. "CHAIN HOME STATION CH13 (1413130)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  18. "Pictures of Brenish". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
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  22. "RAF Crosslaw". Archived from the original on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 13 April 2016.
  23. Historic England (2015). "Chain Home Station CH04 (1350388)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  24. Catford, Nick (2011). "RAF Dunkirk Chain Home Radar Station". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  25. Historic England (2015). "Chain Home Low Station CHL28A (1477319)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  26. Historic England (2015). "Chain Home Low Station CHL03A (1477107)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  27. Historic England (2015). "Chain Home Low Station CHL05A (1477148)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  28. Historic England. "CHAIN HOME STATION CH28 (1476863)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  29. "Pictures of Kilkenneh". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
  30. "Pictures of Loth". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
  31. "Helmsdale site". Archived from the original on 8 February 2007.
  32. "Pictures of Nefyn". Archived from the original on 6 August 2009.
  33. "RAF Nefyn". Derelict. 2006. Archived from the original on 18 October 2012. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  34. Catford, Nick (2015). "RAF Netherbutton / BBC Betherbutton". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  35. "RAF Netherbutton, Chain Home Radar Station". ScotlandsPlaces. 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  36. Historic England (2015). "Chain Home Station CH08 (1476574)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  37. "Pictures of Port Mor". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
  38. Historic England. "CHAIN HOME LOW STATION CHL15A (1411781)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 16 April 2016.
  39. Radar Station"RAF Sandwich ('YTM') R3 GCI ROTOR Radar Station". Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  40. "Pictures of Sango". Archived from the original on 3 August 2009.
  41. Catford, Nick (2015). "RAF Schoolhill – Chain Home radar station". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  42. "St Anne's". Subterranea Britannica.
  43. Catford, Nick (2015). "RAF St. Lawrence Chain Home Remote Reserve". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  44. Historic England (2015). "Chain Home Low Station CHL07B (1477175)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  45. Catford, Nick (2015). "RAF Ventnor Chain Home Radar Station". Subterranea Britannica. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
  46. Historic England. "RAF VENTNOR (1306901)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 28 April 2016.
  47. Historic England. "CHAIN HOME STATION CH14 (1413135)". Research records (formerly PastScape). Retrieved 15 May 2016.
  48. Gooderham, Douglas (2015). "RCAF Radar Personnel in WWII: North Atlantic Region" (PDF). Retrieved 12 May 2015.
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  50. Halley 1988, p. 575.
  51. "RAF Bases". Retrieved 24 March 2016.
  52. "History of SLAF Station Hingurakgoda". Archived from the original on 13 February 2009.

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