RAF Ash
Royal Air Force Ash or more simply RAF Ash (formerly RAF Sandwich) was an Royal Air Force underground control centre and radar station situated near the village of Woodnesborough, Kent, England.
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| Located near Sandwich in Kent | |
  RAF Ash | |
| Coordinates | 51.2689°N 1.2947°E |
| Type | Underground control centre and radar station |
| Site information | |
| Owner | Ministry of Defence |
| Controlled by | Royal Air Force |
| Site history | |
| Built | 1939 |
| In use | 1939-1998 |
History
RAF Sandwich was originally a Ground Controlled Interception (GCI) site situated in Ash Road, Sandwich. However, after the Second World War the area was chosen for one of a chain of ROTOR air defence radar stations and the site was relocated to an underground bunker 1.5 miles to the southwest in Marshborough Road, Ash, the new site being renamed RAF Ash.
RAF Ash was closed and the site sold in July 1998.[1] It is now used as a secure server farm by The Bunker, an Internet hosting company.[2]
References
- "House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 2 Dec 1999 (pt 5)". www.publications.parliament.uk. 2 December 1999. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
- "About - The Bunker". www.thebunker.net. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to RAF Ash. |
- RAF Sandwich/RAF Ash
- www.thebunker.net - current owners
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