RAF Hythe was an RAF base situated in

Hythe Hythe, from Anglo-Saxon ''hȳð'', may refer to a landing-place, port or haven, either as an element in a toponym, such as Rotherhithe in London, or to: Places Australia * Hythe, Tasmania Canada *Hythe, Alberta, a village in Canada England * T ...

, Hampshire, 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. The station, the last U.S. Army installation in the United Kingdom, closed on 30 September 2006 after the

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left following a cost-cutting exercise. The site was acquired by the

South East England Development Agency The South East England Development Agency (SEEDA), was one of a number of regional development agencies in England. It was set up as a non-departmental public body in 1999 to promote the region and to enable a number of more difficult regeneration ...

in October 2007, and has since been developed into the Hythe Marine Park, home to a number of maritime and marine production facilities.

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* http://wikimapia.org/6060125/RAF-Hythe {{DEFAULTSORT:Hythe Royal Air Force stations in Hampshire 1925 establishments in England 2006 disestablishments in England Hythe, Hampshire Military installations of the United States in the United Kingdom