| RAF New Romney RAF Honeychild | |||||||||
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| Near New Romney, Kent in England | |||||||||
RAF New Romney airfield, 1943 | |||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Type | RAF Advanced landing ground | ||||||||
| Code | XR | ||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 83 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°00′09″N 000°56′39″E / 51.00250°N 0.94417°E | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1942/43 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | March 1943 – December 1944 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 3 metres (10 ft) AMSL | ||||||||
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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.
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The site is now used for farming and little remains of the landing ground.