A fighter pen of Second World War date was visible as an earthwork in RAF/HLA/407 V 85 28-FEB-1942. This E-type fighter pen stood alongside RAF Manston's 'War Flight'. It was in the process of being levelled in June 1942 (RAF/HLA/564 V 6028 01-JUN-1942). A small slit trench beside its south-east arm probably provided emergency cover for aircrew. It was recorded as a levelled earthwork in Next Perspectives APGB Imagery 07-APR-2021 and was 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/407 V 85 28-FEB-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

<2> Historic England Archive, 1941-1960, Historic England Archive RAF vertical aerial photographs, RAF/HLA/564 V 6028 01-JUN-1942 (Archive). SKE57101.

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