Royal Air Force Lydd or more simply RAF Lydd is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 2 miles (3.2 km) north-west of Lydd, Kent and 12.3 miles (19.8 km) south of Ashford, Kent, England.

The following units were here at some point:

• 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.

• List of former Royal Air Force stations

Citations

Bibliography

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