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RAF Hythe
RAF Hythe
Located near Hythe in Hampshire
	Disused RAF building, March 2007
	RAF Hythe
Coordinates	50°52′00″N 1°23′33″W / 50.8667°N 1.3924°W
Type	Factory
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry until 1964 ; Ministry of Defence
Controlled by	Royal Air Force
Site history
Built	1924
In use	1925–2006

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RAF Hythe was an RAF base situated in Hythe, Hampshire, 10 miles (16 km) south of Southampton on the western side of Southampton Water.

Hangars were first erected here by May-Harden-May Ltd and acquired by Supermarine in 1925. The site was used for the final assembly of marine aircraft. The site again changed hands in 1937, being acquired by Imperial Airways (later BOAC) who used the site for flying boat maintenance until November 1950. Later, from 1967, the facilities were used by the US Field Army Support Brigade/Combat Equipment Battalion-Hythe, mainly for small boat repairs. At this time, the base became known as RAF Hythe.^[1]

The station, the last U.S. Army installation in the United Kingdom,^[2] closed on 30 September 2006 after the American Army left following a cost-cutting exercise.^[3]^[4] The site was acquired by the South East England Development Agency in October 2007, and has since been developed into the Hythe Marine Park, home to a number of maritime and marine production facilities.^[5]

References

^ Hampshire Aviation Locations H to M Archived 14 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine
^ "RAF Hythe, Army's last U.K. post, slated to close its doors – News". Stripes. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ "England | Hampshire | Workers bid farewell to RAF Hythe". BBC News. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ "DefenseLink News Release: DoD Announces Installation Realignment in United Kingdom". Defenselink.mil. Retrieved 10 June 2019.
^ "Hythe Marine Park Information". Adamshendry.co.uk. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

External links

http://wikimapia.org/6060125/RAF-Hythe

[1] Hampshire Aviation Locations H to M Archived 14 November 2011 at the Wayback Machine

[2] "RAF Hythe, Army's last U.K. post, slated to close its doors – News". Stripes. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[3] "England | Hampshire | Workers bid farewell to RAF Hythe". BBC News. 29 September 2006. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[4] "DefenseLink News Release: DoD Announces Installation Realignment in United Kingdom". Defenselink.mil. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

[5] "Hythe Marine Park Information". Adamshendry.co.uk. 15 September 2014. Retrieved 10 June 2019.

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 '''RAF Hythe''' was an [[Royal Air Force|RAF]] base situated in [[Hythe, Hampshire|Hythe]], [[Hampshire]], {{convert|10|mi|km}} south of [[Southampton]] on the western side of [[Southampton Water]].
-Hangars were first erected here by May-Harden-May Ltd and acquired by [[Supermarine]] in 1925. The site was used for the final assembly of marine aircraft. The site again changed hands in 1937, being acquired by [[Imperial Airways]] (later BOAC) who used the site for flying boat maintenance until November 1950. Later, from 1967, the facilities were used by the US Field Army Support Brigade/Combat Equipment Battalion-Hythe, mainly for small boat repairs. At this time, the base became known as RAF Hythe.<ref>[http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/ah1900/hm.html Hampshire Aviation Locations H to M<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114073105/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/ah1900/hm.html |date=14 November 2011 }}</ref>
+Hangars were first erected here by May-Harden-May Ltd and acquired by [[Supermarine]] in 1925. The site was used for the final assembly of marine aircraft. The site again changed hands in 1937, being acquired by [[Imperial Airways]] (later BOAC) who used the site for flying boat maintenance until November 1950. Later, from 1967, the facilities were used by the US Field Army Support Brigade/Combat Equipment Battalion-Hythe, mainly for small boat repairs. At this time, the base became known as RAF Hythe.<ref>[http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/ah1900/hm.html Hampshire Aviation Locations H to M] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114073105/http://daveg4otu.tripod.com/ah1900/hm.html |date=14 November 2011 }}</ref>
-The station, the last U.S. Army installation in the United Kingdom,<ref>[http://www.stripes.com/news/raf-hythe-army-s-last-u-k-post-slated-to-close-its-doors-1.50583 RAF Hythe, Army's last U.K. post, slated to close its doors - News - Stripes<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> closed on 30 September 2006 after the [[Us army|American Army]] left following a cost-cutting exercise.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5393868.stm BBC NEWS | England | Hampshire | Workers bid farewell to RAF Hythe<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>[http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=9532 DefenseLink News Release: DoD Announces Installation Realignment in United Kingdom<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The site was acquired by the [[South East England Development Agency]] in October 2007, and has since been developed into the Hythe Marine Park, home to a number of maritime and marine production facilities.<ref>[http://www.adamshendry.co.uk/hythe-marine-park/ Hythe Marine Park Information]</ref>
+The station, the last U.S. Army installation in the United Kingdom,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stripes.com/news/raf-hythe-army-s-last-u-k-post-slated-to-close-its-doors-1.50583 |title=RAF Hythe, Army's last U.K. post, slated to close its doors – News |publisher=Stripes |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref> closed on 30 September 2006 after the [[Us army|American Army]] left following a cost-cutting exercise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/hampshire/5393868.stm |title=England &#124; Hampshire &#124; Workers bid farewell to RAF Hythe |publisher=BBC News |date=29 September 2006 |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=9532 |title=DefenseLink News Release: DoD Announces Installation Realignment in United Kingdom |publisher=Defenselink.mil |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref> The site was acquired by the [[South East England Development Agency]] in October 2007, and has since been developed into the Hythe Marine Park, home to a number of maritime and marine production facilities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adamshendry.co.uk/hythe-marine-park/ |title=Hythe Marine Park Information |publisher=Adamshendry.co.uk |date=15 September 2014 |accessdate=10 June 2019}}</ref>
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-[[Category:Closed military facilities of the United States in the United Kingdom]]