RAF Barkway

RAF Barkway
Near Royston, Hertfordshire in England
RAF Barkway
Shown within Hertfordshire
Coordinates 52°00′30″N 000°00′37″E / 52.00833°N 0.01028°E / 52.00833; 0.01028Coordinates: 52°00′30″N 000°00′37″E / 52.00833°N 0.01028°E / 52.00833; 0.01028
Type Royal Air Force station - Non Flying Military Communications
Site information
Owner Ministry of Defence
Operator Royal Air Force
United States Air Force
Condition Intact
Site history
Built 1941 (1941)
In use 1942-2011 (2011)

Royal Air Force Station Barkway or more simply RAF Barkway was one of the smallest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom. It was a Communications Station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.[1][2]

History

Main article: Gee (navigation)

It was originally opened as a monitor station on 22 June 1942 for the Gee (navigation) network in the Eastern area.

The site was used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).[3] It was part of communications network linking:

In September 2008 the station was broken into by a BASE jumper who climbed the mast and then jumped off and deployed his parachute.[4]

Current use

The site was sold in early 2011 as surplus to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements.

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.yannone.org/military-bases-Europe.html
  2. ↑ http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040105/text/40105w26.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-07-12/Writtens-14.html
  4. ↑ http://www.barkway-village.co.uk/news.htm
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