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air defence radar stations and the site was relocated to an underground bunker 1.5 miles to the southwest in Marshborough Road,
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In 1980 the site was re-acquired by the RAF for the development of
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Site sold in 1998 for civilian use, bunker now used as a
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RAF Sandwich

Sandwich
Kent
England

RAF Ash is located in Kent
51°16′8.04″N 1°17′40.92″E / 51.2689000°N 1.2947000°E / 51.2689000; 1.2947000
Ministry of Defence
Royal Air Force
data centre
Royal Air Force
radar
Woodnesborough
Kent
England
Ground Controlled Interception
Sandwich
Second World War
ROTOR
Ash
Improved UK Air Defence Ground Environment
data centre


"Sandwich"
"House of Commons Hansard Written Answers for 2 Dec 1999 (pt 5)"
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