Fighter pens of Second World War date were visible as earthworks in RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942. They stood as a conjoined group of three pens in the south-east corner of RAF Manston's grass outfield, with hardstandings joined to a perimeter track. They were still in use in 1944 (US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944) but were recorded as a levelled earthwork in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021. They were mapped as part of the Historic England Isle of Thanet project in 2024. (1-3)

<1> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6029 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1944, Historic England Archive USAF vertical aerial photographs, US/7PH/GP/LOC286 V 5010 19-APR-1944 (Archive). SKE57114.

<3> Next Perspectives, 2003-2021, Next Perspectives APGB orthophotography, Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-202 (Archive). SKE57110.