RAF Detling
Former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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Detling, Kent in England | |||||||||||
Coordinates | 51°18′18″N 000°35′36″E | ||||||||||
Type | Royal Air Force station | ||||||||||
Code | DQ[1] | ||||||||||
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Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Bomber Command 1938 * No. 6 Group RAF RAF Coastal Command 1938–43 * No. 16 Group RAF RAF Army Cooperation Command 1943 RAF Fighter Command 1943 * No. 11 Group RAF RAF Second Tactical Air Force * No. 83 Group RAF Air Defence of Great Britain | ||||||||||
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Built | 1937 (1937)/38 | ||||||||||
In use | September 1938 – October 1959 | ||||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II Cold War | ||||||||||
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Elevation | 161 metres (528 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||||
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It was a station of the Royal Naval Air Service (RNAS) in the First World War and the Royal Air Force (RAF) in the Second World War. The airfield suffered several raids by the Luftwaffe, especially during the period of the Battle of Britain.