RAF New Romney

RAF New Romney
RAF Honeychild[1]
RAF New Romney; RAF Honeychild[1];
	IATA: none; ICAO: none;
Summary
Airport type	Military
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	New Romney, Kent
Built	1943
In use	1943-1944
Elevation AMSL	3 ft 3 in ft / 1 m
Coordinates	51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E
Map
	RAF New Romney Location in Kent
Runways

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.

History

RAF New Romney airfield, 1943

RAF Romney Marsh was also known as Jesson or Littlestone Aerodrome, and was situated to the north of New Romney.[nb 1][2]

No. 124 Airfield[1]
No. 181 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's from 3 July 1943 until 8 October 1943[3]
No. 182 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's from 2 July 1943 until 12 October 1943 with a detachment at RAF Wigtown[4]
No. 247 Squadron RAF flying Hawker Typhoon IB's firstly from 10 July 1943 until 7 August 1943 then again from 13 August 1943 until 11 October 1943[5]

The site is now used for farming and little remains of the landing ground.[1]

"New Romney II". Airfields of Britain Conversation Trust. Retrieved 9 January 2013.
"New Romney I (Littlestone)". abct.org.uk. Airfields of Britain Conservation Trust. 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
Jefford 1988, p. 65.
Jefford 1988, p. 66.
Jefford 1988, p. 77.

Jefford, C.G. RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing, 1988. ISBN 1-84037-141-2.

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