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Royal Air Force Detling, or more simply RAF Detling, is a former Royal Air Force station situated 600 feet (180 m) above sea level, located near Detling, a village about 4 miles (6.4 km) miles north-east of Maidstone, Kent.
Its runway, 8/26, is 4,900 by 75 feet (1,494 x 23 m) asphalt. [3] The runway has VOR/DME, GPS Instrument Approaches and Pilot Controlled Lighting. [2] Airport services include a fixed-base operator (FBO) and flight school from Griffith Aviation, full service maintenance from Great Northern and custom engine overhauls from G & N Aircraft.
The trail starts at Tonbridge Castle, then leads through Haysden Country Park (around Barden Lake), then through the village of Lower Haysden, it then passes under the Tonbridge by-pass (part of the A21) via a quiet lane, then it uses a bridleway to link back to a portion of Haysden Country Park. It meets the 'Eden Valley Walk' (along distance ...
The airfield was placed under the jurisdiction of the 33d Twin Engine Flying Training Group, Army Air Forces Training Command. The 447th Base Headquarters and Air Base Squadron was activated on 2 October 1942, and the airfield was activated on 1 December 1942, with the first troops began arriving on 8 December 1942.
The air station was planned to accommodate FAA day, night and torpedo fighter squadrons for their formation, training and working-up. Many FAA squadrons were based at Burscough for a period of a few weeks or months, before moving to front-line FAA bases or on to aircraft carriers for deployment in action in the European or Far Eastern war fronts.
Training at the field had stopped and it became the site for the storage of American and foreign aircraft. Freeman Field was closed and declared surplus on December 30, 1946. It was deactivated in November 1948 and turned over to local civilian authorities for use as a civil airport. The airport announced plans for new t-hangars in 2022. [4]
Penshurst Airfield was an airfield in operation between 1916–36 and 1940–46. Initially a military airfield, after the First World War it was used as an alternate destination to Croydon Airport, with some civil flying taking place.
Gibson Building: Former Officers' Mess, headquarters of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council since 1974. RAF West Malling is now the site of Kings Hill , a mixed development of residential and business developments, including over 2,000 homes, two schools, local retail units and 18-hole golf course.