RAF Neatishead
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Remote Radar Head Neatishead (/ˈniːtɪshɛd/ NEE-tis-hed),[3] and commonly abbreviated RRH Neatishead, is an air defence radar site operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF). It is located approximately 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) north-east of Norwich in the county of Norfolk, England.
Remote Radar Head Neatishead | |
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Near Norwich, Norfolk, NR12 8YB in England | |
Coordinates | 52°42′51″N 001°28′15″E |
Type | Remote Radar Head |
Area | 11 hectares (27 acres)[2] |
Site information | |
Owner | Ministry of Defence |
Operator | Royal Air Force |
Controlled by | RAF Boulmer, No. 1 Group (Air Combat) |
Open to the public | No, except for the RAF Air Defence Radar Museum |
Condition | operational |
Site history | |
Built | 1941; 83 years ago (1941) |
In use | 1941 – present |
Garrison information | |
Occupants | Radar Flight (South) |
Originally known as Royal Air Force Station Neatishead, or commonly RAF Neatishead,[4] it was established during the Second World War, and consists of the main technical site located at Neatishead, together with a number of remote, and sometimes unmanned sites.
The station motto is Caelum Tuemur, meaning 'We Watch over the Sky'. The station badge depicts the lowered head of a horned bull; and relates to the origins of the word 'Neatishead', meaning 'the vassal's household'.[5]
RAF Neatishead was previously 'parented' (for administrative and support functions) by the nearby RAF Coltishall (a fighter station latterly operating four squadrons of the ground-attack SEPECAT Jaguar). Following the closure of RAF Coltishall in 2006, RRH Neatishead became parented by RAF Marham in West Norfolk.