dˈʊɹɹɪŋ wˈɜːld wˈɔːɹ aɪ kˈoʊvhaɪð ˈɛɹfiːld, ɐ nˈaɪtlˈændɪŋ ɡɹˈaʊnd, wʌz ˈɑːpɚɹˌeɪɾᵻd fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪftiːn tə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪntiːn baɪ ðə ɹˈɔɪəl nˈeɪvəl ˈɛɹ sˈɜːvɪs æz ɐ sˈæɾəlˌaɪt stˈeɪʃən fɔːɹ ˌɑːɹɹˌɛnˈɛs ɡɹˈeɪt jˈɑːɹməθ.
During World War I Covehithe airfield, a night-landing ground, was operated from 1915 to 1919 by the Royal Naval Air Service as a satellite station for RNS Great Yarmouth.