Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation
RAF Establishments - Southern/South East England
Names showing a hyperlink take you to further details of the station including listings of units hosted.
Station | Notes |
Aldermaston | |
Andover | Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website, |
Appledram | |
Appledore | GCI Station |
Ash | Subterranea Britannica website, |
Ashford | |
Beachy Head |
Chain Home Low and Fighter Direction Station,
Types 24, 31 and 41 Radars
|
Bekesbourne | |
Bembridge | |
Bembridge | Chain Home Low and Type 41 Radar Station |
Bexhill | Chain Home Low Station |
Blackbushe | Originally called Hartford Bridge |
Blackgang | GCI Station (Types 8 and 21) |
Bognor | Facebook page for planned RAF Bognor Museum |
Boniface Down | CHL Station |
Bournemouth | |
Brenzett | |
Brighton | |
Bromley | |
Canewdon |
Chain Home and GEE Station
|
Capel | |
Chaily | |
Chattis Hill | Atlantikwall website, |
Chessington | |
Chilbolton | Atlantikwall website, |
Coldblow Lane | |
Compton Bassett | |
Coolham | |
Deanland | |
Detling | |
Doctors Corner | GCI Station |
Dover - St Margarets | |
Dover - Marine Parade | |
Dover (Swingate) |
Chain Home, Chain Home Low and 50cm Radar Station
|
Dunkirk |
Chain Home Station
|
Dunsfold | Officers Commanding, |
Durrington | GCI Station (Types 7 and 21) and Type 11 Radar |
Dymchurch | |
Dymchurch | Chain Home Station |
Eastbourne | |
Eastchurch | |
Fairlight |
Chain Home Low Station
|
Farnborough | FAA Archive Website, |
Ford | |
Foreland | |
Foreness |
Chain Home Low and Type 13 Radar Station
|
Friston | |
Frost Hill Farm | |
Funtington | Atlantic Wall website |
Gibbet Hill | GEE Station |
Godersham Park | |
Goring by Sea | |
Gosport | |
(Isle of) Grain | Officers Commanding, |
Greenham Common | Subterranea Britannica website, |
Great Shefford | |
Hamble | FAA Archive Website, |
Hammerwood | |
Hartford Bridge | See Blackbushe |
Hawkinge | |
Hawkshill Down | OBOE Station |
Headcorn | |
Headley Court | |
High Halden | |
Highdown Hill | Chain Home Low Station |
Hurn | |
Hythe | |
Hythe | Chain Home Low, Fighter Direction Station and Type 24 Radar Station |
Kingsnorth | Airship Station |
Kingsnorth | Advanced Landing Ground |
Larks Barrow | |
Lasham | Officers Commanding, |
Lashenden | |
Lee-on-Solent | |
Lenham | |
Leysdown | FAA Archive Website, |
Lydd | |
Lympne | FAA Archive Website, |
Manston | |
Marlborough | |
Membury | |
Merston | Atlantikwall website, |
Mossy Bottom | Chain Home Low Station |
Needles | Type 41 Radar Station |
Newchurch | |
Newchurch | Chain Home Station |
Newhaven | |
New Romney/Honeychild | |
New Romney/Littlestone | |
North Foreland | Chain Home Low and Type 54 Station |
Oakhanger | No 1001 Signals Unit (2003) |
Odiham | Station Website, |
Overton Heath | |
Pevensey |
Chain Home Station
|
Polegate | |
Poling |
Chain Home Station
|
Portsmouth | |
Pulborough | |
Ramsbury | |
Ramsgate | Chain Home Low Station |
Reading/Coley Park | |
Rochford | |
Rustington | |
Rye |
Chain Home Station
|
St Lawrence | Chain Home Station |
St Margaret's Bay | Type 52 Radar Station. Re-opened in 1950's as St Margaret's. |
St Margaret's | Subterranea Britannica website, |
Sandwich | GCI Station (Types 7 and 21). |
Selsey | Atlantic Wall website |
Sheerness | |
Shoreham | |
Slindon | |
Soberton | |
Somerton | |
Southampton/Eastleigh | FAA Archive Website, |
Southbourne | |
Southend | |
Staplehurst | |
Swingate (Dover) | Chain Home and OBOE Station. Chain Home Low and 50cm Radar Station
Subterranea Britannica website,
|
Swingfield | FAA Archive Website, |
Tangmere | |
Telscombe Cliffs | |
Thatcham | |
Theale | |
Thorney Island | FAA Archive Website, |
Throwley | |
Tipnor | |
Truleigh Hall | Chain Home Low, Types 41 and 51 Radars and GEE Station. |
Ventnor | Chain Home, Fighter Direction Station plus Types 24, 52 and 53 Radars. |
Walmer | |
Wanborough | |
Warden Point | 10cm Radar Station |
Wartling | GCI Station (Type 7 and 21) |
Welford | Unofficial website, |
Westgate | |
Westernhanger | |
Westhampnett | |
Whitehawk | Chain home Low and 10cm Radar Station |
Whitstable | Chain Home Low and Type 31 Radar |
Willesborough | GCI Station |
Wittersham | |
Woodchurch | |
Worthy Down | FAA Archive Website, |
Wroughton | |
Wye |
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