| 词条 | RAF Barkway |
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| name = RAF Barkway | ensign = | native_name = | partof = | location = | nearest_town = Royston, Hertfordshire | country = England | image = | caption = | pushpin_map = Hertfordshire | pushpin_label = RAF Barkway | pushpin_map_caption = Shown within Hertfordshire | coordinates = {{Coord|52|00|30|N|000|00|37|E|region:GB_type:landmark|display=inline,title}} | type = Royal Air Force station - Non Flying Military Communications | code = | site_area = | height = | ownership = Ministry of Defence | operator = Royal Air Force United States Air Force | controlledby = | open_to_public = | condition = Intact | built = {{Start date|1941}} | builder = | used = 1942-{{End date|2011}} | materials = | fate = | battles = | events = | current_commander = | past_commanders = | garrison = | occupants = | website = }}Royal Air Force Station Barkway or more simply RAF Barkway was one of the smallest Royal Air Force stations in the United Kingdom. It was a Communications Station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.[1][2] History{{main|Gee (navigation)}}It was originally opened as a monitor station on 22 June 1942 for the Gee (navigation) network in the Eastern area. The site was used by the United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE).[3] It was part of communications network linking:
In September 2008 the station was broken into by a BASE jumper who climbed the mast and then jumped off and deployed his parachute.[4] Current useThe site was sold in early 2011 as surplus to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements. See also
References1. ^http://www.yannone.org/military-bases-Europe.html 2. ^https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmhansrd/vo040105/text/40105w26.htm 3. ^{{cite web |url=http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-07-12/Writtens-14.html |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2014-10-19 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303194320/http://www.parliament.the-stationery-office.co.uk/pa/cm199495/cmhansrd/1995-07-12/Writtens-14.html |archivedate=3 March 2016 |df=dmy-all }} 4. ^http://www.barkway-village.co.uk/news.htm External links
2 : Installations of the United States Air Force in the United Kingdom|Royal Air Force stations in Hertfordshire |
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