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RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« on: Friday 02 November 07 14:18 GMT (UK) »
Can anybody help with information regarding a WWll RAF camp at Fairlight, nr Hastings. What was it for, who was there, anything known?

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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #1 on: Friday 02 November 07 14:36 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trouble

Just by googling there are a few websites about RAF Fairlight

http://www.thesoutheastecho.co.uk/11_group_airfields.htm#FAIRLIGHT

this is just one of many

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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #2 on: Friday 02 November 07 15:27 GMT (UK) »
Thanks Ricky will look at that site, hoping to find someone with first hand info about the camp.

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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #3 on: Friday 02 November 07 15:33 GMT (UK) »
Hi Trouble

If not getting any feed back, you could always start a thread on this site

http://www.worldwar2exraf.co.uk/index.html


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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #4 on: Thursday 29 November 07 16:39 GMT (UK) »
There was a Chain Home Low radar station at Fairlight during WWII and it became a ROTOR radar station post war.

http://www.subbrit.org.uk/rsg/sites/f/fairlight/index.html

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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #5 on: Friday 29 January 16 17:45 GMT (UK) »
Hi Anybody interested. I was stationed at RAF Fairlight from 1955 until it closed in 1956. When I was there it was a CHEL radar station.

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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #6 on: Friday 29 January 16 17:46 GMT (UK) »
Hi Anybody interested. I was stationed at RAF Fairlight from 1955 until it closed in 1956. When I was there it was a CHEL radar station. If you want any more info please email me at *

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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #7 on: Friday 29 January 16 17:56 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: geoff smith on Friday 29 January 16 17:46 GMT (UK)
Hi Anybody interested. I was stationed at RAF Fairlight from 1955 until it closed in 1956. When I was there it was a CHEL radar station. If you want any more info please email me at *

I am sure the RAF Air Defence Museum will give a good home to any photographs etc that you have and also they often publish people's memories in their newsletter.

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SWALES - Laverton, Masham
O'Shea - Quebec
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Re: RAF camp - Nr Hastings
« Reply #8 on: Wednesday 24 January 18 19:16 GMT (UK) »
Hi everyone,
I would welcome any further information about RAF Fairlight (or indeed its more secret and short lived sister station RAF Grangewood) from anyone (or from their family members) who served there at any time.  I have amassed a lot of information both about the WW2 period and the Cold War period but would particularly like to hear personal recollections or see any photos.  I am a local historian and am trying to get together a definitive account for the Village archive.
Anything more that Geoff or Martin can tell me would be good.
Many thanks.
Haydon
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