Royal Air Force Swingfield or more simply RAF Swingfield is a former

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Advanced Landing Ground located north west of

Dover Dover ( ) is a town and major ferry port in Kent, southeast England. It faces France across the Strait of Dover, the narrowest part of the English Channel at from Cap Gris Nez in France. It lies southeast of Canterbury and east of Maidstone. ...

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and south of

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, Kent. The airfield was operational between February 1917 and 28 April 1945.

History

The airfield was used by both the

Royal Flying Corps The Royal Flying Corps (RFC) was the air arm of the British Army before and during the First World War until it merged with the Royal Naval Air Service on 1 April 1918 to form the Royal Air Force. During the early part of the war, the RFC sup ...

and the

opening during February 1917 and closing on 28 April 1945.

Based units

* No. 157 (General Reconnaissance) Wing RAF (August - September 1944) * No. 119 Squadron RAF flying

Fairey Albacore The Fairey Albacore is a single-engine biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation. It was primarily operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during the Second World War. The Albacor ...

s between 9 August 1944 and 2 October 1944 *

819 Naval Air Squadron 819 Naval Air Squadron (819 NAS), also known as 819 Squadron, was a Fleet Air Arm (FAA) naval air squadron of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy (RN). It most recently operated Westland Sea King between February 1971 and November 2001. Establish ...

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Swingfield Royal Flying Corps airfields Royal Flying Corps airfields in Kent Royal Air Force stations in Kent Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom