en.unionpedia.org

RAF West Beckham, the Glossary

Index RAF West Beckham

Royal Air Force West Beckham, commonly known as RAF West Beckham, is a former Chain Home radar station controlled by the Royal Air Force (RAF) located south-east of Holt, Norfolk, and south-west of Cromer, Norfolk, England.[1]

Open in Google Maps

Table of Contents

  1. 31 relations: Air Ministry, Avro Lancaster, Barracks, Bodham, Chain Home, Cold War, Commanding officer, Cromer, England, Flight lieutenant, Holt, Norfolk, List of former Royal Air Force stations, No. 12 Group RAF, Norfolk, North Norfolk, Radar, RAF Bircham Newton, RAF Coltishall, RAF Fighter Command, RAF Matlaske, RAF Regiment, RAF Watnall, RAF Wittering, Royal Air Force, Royal Military Police, Royal Norfolk Regiment, Transmission tower, Transmitter, West Beckham, Women's Auxiliary Air Force, World War II.

  2. Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk

Air Ministry

The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force, that existed from 1918 to 1964.

See RAF West Beckham and Air Ministry

Avro Lancaster

The Avro Lancaster is a British Second World War heavy bomber.

See RAF West Beckham and Avro Lancaster

Barracks

Barracks are buildings used to accommodate military personnel.

See RAF West Beckham and Barracks

Bodham

Bodham is a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. RAF West Beckham and Bodham are north Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and Bodham

Chain Home

Chain Home, or CH for short, was the codename for the ring of coastal early warning radar stations built by the Royal Air Force (RAF) before and during the Second World War to detect and track aircraft.

See RAF West Beckham and Chain Home

Cold War

The Cold War was a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc, that started in 1947, two years after the end of World War II, and lasted until the fall of the Soviet Union in 1991.

See RAF West Beckham and Cold War

Commanding officer

The commanding officer (CO) or commander, or sometimes, if the incumbent is a general officer, commanding general (CG) or general officer commanding (GOC), is the officer in command of a military unit.

See RAF West Beckham and Commanding officer

Cromer

Cromer is a coastal town and civil parish on the north coast of the English county of Norfolk. RAF West Beckham and Cromer are north Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and Cromer

England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

See RAF West Beckham and England

Flight lieutenant

Flight lieutenant (Flt Lt or F/L) is a junior officer rank used by some air forces, with origins from the Royal Air Force.

See RAF West Beckham and Flight lieutenant

Holt, Norfolk

Holt is a market town, civil parish and electoral ward in the English county of Norfolk. RAF West Beckham and Holt, Norfolk are north Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and Holt, Norfolk

List of former Royal Air Force stations

This list of former RAF stations includes most of the stations, airfields and administrative headquarters previously used by the Royal Air Force.

See RAF West Beckham and List of former Royal Air Force stations

No. 12 Group RAF

No.

See RAF West Beckham and No. 12 Group RAF

Norfolk

Norfolk is a ceremonial county in the East of England and East Anglia.

See RAF West Beckham and Norfolk

North Norfolk

North Norfolk is a local government district in Norfolk, England.

See RAF West Beckham and North Norfolk

Radar

Radar is a system that uses radio waves to determine the distance (ranging), direction (azimuth and elevation angles), and radial velocity of objects relative to the site.

See RAF West Beckham and Radar

RAF Bircham Newton

Royal Air Force Bircham Newton or more simply RAF Bircham Newton is a former Royal Air Force station located south east of Docking, Norfolk and north east of King's Lynn, Norfolk, England. RAF West Beckham and RAF Bircham Newton are Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Bircham Newton

RAF Coltishall

Royal Air Force Coltishall, more commonly known as RAF Coltishall, is a former Royal Air Force station located north-north-east of Norwich, in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia, which operated from 1939 to 2006. RAF West Beckham and RAF Coltishall are Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Coltishall

RAF Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command was one of the commands of the Royal Air Force.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Fighter Command

RAF Matlaske

Royal Air Force Matlaske or more simply RAF Matlaske is a former Royal Air Force satellite station to RAF Coltishall, situated near Matlaske in Norfolk, England. RAF West Beckham and RAF Matlaske are Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Matlaske

RAF Regiment

The Royal Air Force Regiment (RAF Regiment) is part of the Royal Air Force and functions as a specialist corps.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Regiment

RAF Watnall

RAF Watnall was the operational headquarters of No. 12 Group, RAF Fighter Command at Watnall in Nottinghamshire, England.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Watnall

RAF Wittering

Royal Air Force Wittering or more simply RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire and the unitary authority area of North Northamptonshire.

See RAF West Beckham and RAF Wittering

Royal Air Force

The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.

See RAF West Beckham and Royal Air Force

Royal Military Police

The Royal Military Police (RMP) is the corps of the British Army responsible for the policing of army service personnel, and for providing a military police presence both in the UK and while service personnel are deployed overseas on operations and exercises.

See RAF West Beckham and Royal Military Police

Royal Norfolk Regiment

The Royal Norfolk Regiment was a line infantry regiment of the British Army until 1959.

See RAF West Beckham and Royal Norfolk Regiment

Transmission tower

A transmission tower (also electricity pylon, hydro tower, or pylon) is a tall structure, usually a lattice tower made of steel that is used to support an overhead power line.

See RAF West Beckham and Transmission tower

Transmitter

In electronics and telecommunications, a radio transmitter or just transmitter (often abbreviated as XMTR or TX in technical documents) is an electronic device which produces radio waves with an antenna with the purpose of signal transmission up to a radio receiver.

See RAF West Beckham and Transmitter

West Beckham

West Beckham is a village and a civil parish in the English county of Norfolk The village is west south west of Cromer, north north west of Norwich and north north east of London. RAF West Beckham and west Beckham are north Norfolk.

See RAF West Beckham and West Beckham

Women's Auxiliary Air Force

The Women's Auxiliary Air Force (WAAF), whose members were referred to as WAAFs, was the female auxiliary of the British Royal Air Force during the Second World War.

See RAF West Beckham and Women's Auxiliary Air Force

World War II

World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.

See RAF West Beckham and World War II

See also

Royal Air Force stations in Norfolk

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RAF_West_Beckham