RAF Sandwich, Kent
Author(s): Wayne D Cocroft
The radar station at Sandwich was established during the Second World War as a Ground Control Intercept (CCI) station. Its function was to direct interceptor aircraft to a position close enough to intruding aircraft for them to be able to use their own airborne radar or visual identification to close on a target. The station was retained after the war and was extended during the late 1940s.In the early 1950s Britain's radar defences were updated and remodelled under the Rotor programme. There is evidence that the station at RAF Sandwich was refurbished before August 1953 when operations were moved 2.5km (1.5 miles) southwest to a new control centre at RAF Ash. The surviving field remains, including a modified wartime operation block or 'Happidrome', radar plinths and floor slabs, provide a good example of the evolution of a wartime radar station to meet post-war needs.
- Report Number:
- 130/1998
- Series:
- Other
- Pages:
- 12
- Keywords:
- Modern Second World War Cold War Radar Station
