Monument record TR 36 NW 432 - Manston military and civil aviation airfield

Summary

RAF Manston began in 1916 as a Naval Air Station on the ground now covered by the passenger terminal. During the First World War the site was expanded to include four hangers, a barracks and its own railway. During the interwar period the airfield was used as a School for Technical Training. During the Battle of Britain Manston was attacked regularly but remained a key front-line station. It was later used as a base for the tests of the famous 'bouncing bomb' used by the Dambusters, for Typhoons and, towards the end of the war, for jet planes. After the war, the US Air Force were based at the site for 8 years. In 1960 the airfield returned to the RAF to be used as an emergency airfield. In 1999 RAF Manston closed and the airfield is now a civilian airfield.

Location

Grid reference TR 32828 65751 (point)
Map sheet TR36NW
County KENT
District THANET, KENT
Civil Parish MANSTON, THANET, KENT

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Type and Period (1)

Full Description

<2> Joe Bamford, John Williams, 2013, A Detailed History of RAF Manston, 1916-1930. The Men Who Made Manston (Bibliographic reference). SKE58346.

<3> Joe Bamford, John Williams, 2015, A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1931-1940. Arise to Protect (Bibliographic reference). SKE58377.

<4> Joe Bamford, John Williams, Peter Gallagher, 2016, A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1941-1945. Invicta - The Undefeated (Bibliographic reference). SKE58205.

<5> Rocky Stockman, 1986, The History of RAF Manston 1916-1986 (Bibliographic reference). SKE58359.

Sources/Archives (4)

  • <2> Bibliographic reference: Joe Bamford, John Williams. 2013. A Detailed History of RAF Manston, 1916-1930. The Men Who Made Manston.
  • <3> Bibliographic reference: Joe Bamford, John Williams. 2015. A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1931-1940. Arise to Protect.
  • <4> Bibliographic reference: Joe Bamford, John Williams, Peter Gallagher. 2016. A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1941-1945. Invicta - The Undefeated.
  • <5> Bibliographic reference: Rocky Stockman. 1986. The History of RAF Manston 1916-1986.

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Protected Status/Designation

  • None recorded

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Related Events/Activities (1)

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Record last edited

Dec 20 2024 3:56PM