Location
Satellite and aerial maps of Lydd with nearby locations | |
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| Km | Bearing | ||
| 19.5 | 045 | Shorncliffe, England | |
| 20.8 | 355 | EGA39 |  William Harvey Hospital, England |
| 29.1 | 344 | EGKE | Challock, England |
| 30.5 | 317 | EGKH | Lashenden Headcorn, England |
| 31.9 | 056 | GBDVR |  Dover WD, England |
| 34.4 | 054 | Dover CG, England |
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History of this Location | |
Base for the famous Bristol Freighter car transport service to France.
As result of the closure of Manston on the north Kent coast, the planned SAR service there needed a new home. On a temporary basis, SAR services commenced from Lydd in Aug 2015 and it was announced in Apr 2016 that this would become the permanent base for the life of the current contract.
Works began for a new, modular, 2 airframe SAR base and hangar in Jun 2017.
As result of the closure of Manston on the north Kent coast, the planned SAR service there needed a new home. On a temporary basis, SAR services commenced from Lydd in Aug 2015 and it was announced in Apr 2016 that this would become the permanent base for the life of the current contract.
Works began for a new, modular, 2 airframe SAR base and hangar in Jun 2017.
List of units at Lydd | Login to Edit | |
| Years | Rotary Wing Aircraft Unit | bold : Current Model normal: Unit no longer at this base |
| 2015/ | Lydd sector | AW189 2017/ AW139 2015/17 |
Lydd News | |
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13-Apr-16 - Lydd Airport Made Permanent Home for SAR
02-Oct-15 - HMS Echo Lends a Deck to Lydd Search and Rescue
02-Jun-15 - Danzer Modular Buildings for Lydd SAR Base
List of aircraft and events at Lydd | Login to Edit | |
By Date | By Serial
| Dates | Org/Type | Unit | |||
| 1991-apr-26 | RAF | HAR.3 | XZ599  | ||
| 2012-jan-13 | AW109E | G-GDSG | |||
| 2015-aug-01 | HM Coastguard | AW139 | G-CIJW | ||
| 2015-aug-01 | Bristow | AW139 | G-CILN | ||
| 2015-aug-14 | Lydd sector | AW139 | G-CIJX | ||
| 2015-aug-26 | Lydd sector | AW139 | G-CILN | ||
| 2016-jun-02 | HM Coastguard | AW139 | G-CIJX | ||
| 2016-jul-24 | HM Coastguard | AW189 | G-MCGP | ||
| 2016-aug-06 | HM Coastguard | AW139 | G-CIJW | ||
| 2017-jun-27 | Lydd sector | AW139 | G-CIJX | ||
| 2017-jul-10 | EC135P2+ | SP-WWW | |||
| 2018-oct | Lydd sector | AW189 | G-MCGN | ||
| 2018-nov | Lydd sector | AW189 | G-MCGV | ||
| 2018-nov-10 | Lydd sector | AW189 | G-MCGU | ||
| 2020-apr-15 | Lydd sector /CG163 | AW189 | G-MCGV | ||
