▁N act on ▁when ▁No . ▁ 3 6 1 9 ▁F ighter ▁Control ▁Unit ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁A ux ili ary ▁Air ▁Force ▁were ▁based ▁there . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁site ▁of ▁Rav ens ▁Wood ▁ ▁was ▁purchased ▁by ▁the ▁I ps wich ▁Corporation ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁with ▁the ▁intention ▁of ▁creating ▁a ▁municipal ▁air port ▁for ▁I ps wich , ▁with ▁construction ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁following ▁year . ▁The ▁air port ▁was ▁officially ▁opened ▁by ▁Prince ▁Edward ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁June ▁ 1 9 3 0 , ▁who ▁described ▁the ▁facility ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁fin est ▁in ▁the ▁country ". ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 6 ▁the ▁air field ▁was ▁taken ▁over ▁by ▁the ▁Stra ight ▁Corporation . ▁They ▁formed ▁I ps wich ▁Airport ▁Ltd ▁to ▁manage ▁it ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁I ps wich ▁A ero ▁Club ▁which ▁was ▁already ▁established ▁at ▁the ▁air field . ▁The ▁corpor ation ' s ▁architect s , ▁Hen ning ▁and ▁Ch itt y , ▁designed ▁a ▁new ▁terminal ▁building ▁which ▁was ▁opened ▁on ▁ 9 ▁May ▁ 1 9 3 8 , ▁with ▁an ▁official ▁opening ▁ceremony ▁on ▁ 9 ▁July . ▁The ▁building ▁was ▁Gra de ▁ 2 ▁listed ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 ; ▁having ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁" very ▁rare ▁and ▁early ▁example ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁construction ". ▁ ▁Southern ▁Air ways , ▁another ▁Stra ight ▁company , ▁operated ▁routes ▁to ▁Cla ct on ▁and ▁to ▁R ams gate ▁and ▁Il