RAF Barkway

Royal Air Force Station Barkway or RAF Barkway was one the smallest RAF stations in the UK. It was a Communications Station and was a small collection of buildings and a large radio mast.

History
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). It was part of communications network linking:


 * RAF Chicksands
 * RAF Mildenhall
 * RAF Lakenheath
 * RAF Feltwell
 * RAF Molesworth (via RAF Chelveston)
 * RAF Alconbury
 * RAF Croughton

In September 2008 the station was broken into by a BASE jumper who climbed the mast and then jumped off and deployed his parachute.

Current use
The site was sold in early 2011 as surplus to the Ministry of Defence (MOD) requirements.