RAF West Malling
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RAF West Malling was a former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England, notable for its role as a fighter airfield during the Second World War and the early Cold War.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | Royal Air Force station ⓘ |
| airfieldType | military ⓘ |
| category | former Royal Air Force stations in Kent ⓘ |
| conflict |
Battle of Britain
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| controlledAirspace | London air defence region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distanceFrom | approximately 30 miles south-east of London ⓘ |
| era |
Second World War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Cold War ⓘ |
| formerName | Kings Hill Aerodrome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| garrison | RAF fighter squadrons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemorial | RAF West Malling memorial at Kings Hill ⓘ |
| hasNearbyTown | Maidstone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritage |
memorials to RAF personnel
ⓘ
some wartime buildings preserved ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | important fighter base in defence of UK airspace ⓘ |
| inServiceDuring |
World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
early Cold War period ⓘ |
| locatedIn | West Malling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeArea | Tonbridge and Malling district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
England
ⓘ
Kent NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| near | West Malling village centre ⓘ |
| notableFor |
defence of South East England
ⓘ
night fighter operations ⓘ |
| notablePeriod |
1940s
ⓘ
1950s ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
RAF Fighter Command
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| partOf | UK air defence network ⓘ |
| postMilitaryUse |
Kings Hill business park
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
commercial and residential development ⓘ |
| region | South East England ⓘ |
| role |
air defence of Kent and London approaches
ⓘ
home base for RAF fighter squadrons ⓘ |
| runwaySurface |
concrete (later period)
ⓘ
grass (early war period) ⓘ |
| status | closed ⓘ |
| type | fighter station ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (historically) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedDuring | World War II night defence of London ⓘ |
| usedFor |
fighter airfield
ⓘ
training and operational sorties ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.