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Monument record TQ 67 SE 221 - Gravesend airport (site)
Summary
Est 1932, airport, WW2 airfield and Percival aircraft factory
Location
| Grid reference | Centred TQ 669 714 (2270m by 1978m) LO |
|---|---|
| Map sheet | TQ67SE |
| Civil Parish | GRAVESEND, GRAVESHAM, KENT |
| District | GRAVESHAM, KENT |
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Full Description
Site of Gravesend Airport (aka London East Airport), founded in 1932 the site also included production facilities where Edgar Percival manufactured some 22 aircraft. The site was taken over by the RAF during WW2 and used as a fighter station. Closed after the war the site is now largely covered by Riverview Park housing estate. Location of airport componants uncertain, NGR given approx centre. (1)
<1> Not applicable, SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry, P Conolly, R Monday & R Neudegg 1995? Gravesend Airport in Photographs (pub Frank Turner, Gravesend) (Miscellaneous Material). SKE6440.
Sources/Archives (1)
- <1> SKE6440 Miscellaneous Material: Not applicable. SMR Kent uncatalogued index entry. P Conolly, R Monday & R Neudegg 1995? Gravesend Airport in Photographs (pub Frank Turner, Gravesend).
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Record last edited
Jan 24 2024 10:23AM