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RAF Establishments - South West


Names showing a hyperlink take you to further details of the station including listings of units hosted.

Station Notes
Alton Barnes Atlantikwall website,
Aston Down Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Babdown Farm Atlantikwall website,
Barnsley Park  
Barnstaple  
Beer Head Chain Home Low and Type 54 Radar
Beaulieu  
Boddington No 9 Signals Unit (2003)
Bolt Head Harrowbeer Website (Bolt Head Page)
Bolt Tail Chain Home Low and Type 52 Radar
Boscombe Down  

FAA Archive Website,

Officers Commanding,

Branscombe Chain Home Station
Brockworth  
Bulbarrow Hill GEE Station
Calshot FAA Archive Website

Officers Commanding,

Carn Brae (Carnaton) Chain Overseas Low Station and Type 31 Radar
Cattewater See Mount Batten
Castle Combe  
Chapel Rame Chain Home Low Station
Charlton Horethorne FAA Archive Website
Charmy Down Atlantikwall website,
Chedworth  
Chickerell  
Chilmark Atlantikwall website,
Chivenor Officers Commanding,
Christchurch FAA Archive Website,
Cleave Atlantikwall website,
Colerne  

Subterranea Britannica website,

Officers Commanding,

Collaton Cross Originally No 13 Balloon Centre, later a Medical Rehabilitation Unit and used as a base for Adventure Training on Dartmoor.
Cricklade GCI Station
Culmhead/Church Stanton FAA Archive Website, Atlantikwall website,
Davidstow Moor Atlantikwall website, Rob Knight's Website,
Downderry Chain Home and Type 57 Radar
Down Farm  
Dry Tree Chain Home Station

 

Dunderhole Point Type 41 Radar Station
Dunkeswell Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Everleigh Atlantikwall website,
Exeter  

FAA Archive Website,

Exminster GCI Station
Falmouth FAA Archive Website,
Filton  
Flat Point 10cm Radar Station
Great Witcombe  
Guernsey FAA Archive Website,
Hamworthy/Poole  
Harrowbeer Harrowbeer Website, Atlantikwall website,
Hartland Point Chain Home Low and Types 31 and 52 Radar
Hawks Tor Chain Home Station
High Post  
Holmsley South Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Hope Cove GCI Station.  Subterranea Britannica website,
Hullavington Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Hurn Atlantikwall website,
Ibsley Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Innsworth Officers Commanding,
Jacka Chain Home Low and Types 31 and 52 Radars
Jersey FAA Archive Website,
Keevil Atlantikwall website,
Kemble Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Kingswear Chain Home Low and Type 52 and 41 Radars
Larkhill  
Locking Officers Commanding,
Long Load GCI Station
Long Newnton  
Lulsgate Bottom  
Manningford Atlantikwall website,
Mark's Castle Chain Home Low Station, Website on Mark's Castle and Sennen
Melksham Unofficial Station website,

Officers Commanding,

Atlantikwall website,

Merryfield FAA Archive Website,

Officers Commanding,

Middle Wallop  

FAA Archive Website,

Officers Commanding,

Atlantikwall website,

Minehead Chain Home Low Station
Moreton Valence FAA Archive Website,
Mount Batten FAA Archive Website,

Plymouth history website,

Officers Commanding,

Needs Oar Point FAA Archive Website,

Atlantikwall website,

Commemorative displays,

Netheravon Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Newford GCI Station
New Zealand Farm Atlantikwall website,
Northam Chain Home Station
North Stoke  
Oatlands Hill Atlantikwall website,
Okehampton  
Old Sarum Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Overly  
Pen Oliver Chain Home Low and Types 31 and 56 Radars
Perranporth Atlantikwall website,
Portland Airfield
Portland Subterranea Britannica website,
Portreath Currently ADGE Reporting Centre

Subterranea Britannica website

Atlantikwall website,

Predannack FAA Archive Website

Flt Lt O V C 'Dixie' Dean at the memorial to RAF Predannack

Photos - from O V C 'Dixie' Dean's collection, courtesy of his son Paul Dean

Pucklechurch Unofficial Website,

Officers Commanding,

Rame Chapel 10cm Radar Station
Rame Head Chain Home Low Station

 

Ringstead Chain Home Station, Atlantikwall website,
Roborough  

FAA Archive Website

Rollestone Atlantikwall website,
St Agne's Beacon Types 31 and 41 Radar
St Eval  

FAA Archive Website,

Officers Commanding,

Atlantikwall website,

St Just/Lands End  
St Marys  
St Mawgan Officers Commanding,

Atlantikwall website,

Sandbanks FAA Archive Website
Sennen Chain Home and GEE Station, Website on Mark's Castle and Sennen,
Sharpitor GEE Station
Sidmouth  
Shrewton Atlantikwall website,
Sopley GCI Station.  

Subterranea Britannica website,

Southbourne Chain Home Station
Start Point Types 41 and 4 Radars
Staverton Photo of Staverton Personnel - 1940
Stoney Cross Atlantikwall website,
Tarrant Rushton Unofficial Website

Commanding Officers,

Atlantikwall website,

Thruxton Atlantikwall website,
Tilly Whim OBOE Station
Tilshead  
Torquay  
Townsend  
Trebelzue Renamed St Mawgan
Trelanvean Chain Home Station
Treleaver GCI Station.  

Subterranea Britannica website,

Trerew Chain Home and GEE Station.  

Subterranea Britannica website,

Atlantikwall website,

Trevescan MRU
Trevose Head Chain Home Low Station
Upavon FAA Archive Website,

Officers Commanding,

Upottery Atlantikwall website,
The Verne Type 41, 54 and 57 Radars
Warmwell

Officers Commanding,

Atlantikwall website,

Warren Chain Home Station

 

Westcliffe Chain Home Low Station
West Prawle Chain Home Station

 

Weston-super-Mare FAA Archive Website, Atlantikwall website,
Weston Zoyland Officers Commanding, Atlantikwall website,
Whitchurch Officers Commanding,
Winkleigh Atlantikwall website,
Worth Matravers Air Ministry Research Establishment. 

 

Wrafton GCI Station
Yate  
Yatesbury RAF Yatesbury Association website,

Officers Commanding,

Atlantikwall website,

Zeals FAA Archive Website, Atlantikwall website,

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