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 |
This entry was last updated on 19/03/25©
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