RAF Lydd explained

RAF Lydd
Ensign:	Ensign of the Royal Air Force.svg
Ensign Size:	90px
Location:	Lydd, Kent
Country:	England
Type:	Advanced Landing Ground
Pushpin Map:	Kent
Pushpin Map Caption:	Shown within Kent
Pushpin Label:	RAF Lydd
Ownership:	Air Ministry
Operator:	Royal Air Force
Controlledby:	RAF Second Tactical Air Force No. 83 Group RAF
Code:	LD
Used:	June 1943 - January
Builder:	RAF Airfield Construction Service
Battles:	European theatre of World War II
Elevation:	1m (03feet)
R1-Number:	00/00
R1-Surface:	Sommerfeld tracking
R2-Number:	00/00
R2-Surface:	Sommerfeld tracking

Royal Air Force Lydd or more simply RAF Lydd is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located north-west of Lydd, Kent and south of Ashford, Kent, England.

History

The following units were here at some point:^[1]

No. 121 Airfield RAF (July - August 1943)
- No. 174 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)
- No. 175 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)
- No. 245 Squadron RAF with the Hawker Typhoon IB (July - October 1943)
No. 2794 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 2800 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 2845 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 2889 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 2891 Squadron RAF Regiment
No. 3205 Servicing Commando
No. 3206 Servicing Commando

The site has reverted to farmland and has no connection with the current Lydd Airport which is located to the east of Lydd.^[1]

Book: Falconer. J.. RAF Airfields of World War 2 . 2012 . Ian Allan Publishing. UK. 978-1-85780-349-5.
Book: Sturtivant. R.. Hamlin. J.. Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912 . 2007 . Air-Britain (Historians). UK. 978-0851-3036-59.