Detling Airfield

Mandatas · Detling Airfield

Does anyone have any info on this old WW1/WW2 airfield and whether any of it actually exists anymore. It was only by chance that me and Gary were driving past a road in Detling called Aerodrome Road recently, and he mentioned there must have been an airfield there at sometime.

Funnily enough, I have a book at home I recently got from the library about Kent Airfields and there is a little about it in there, but not much.

Does any of it still exist now?

manda
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tinkers

There are a few pics and a little info on this website http://www.geocities.com/pillboxesuk/kent/detling.html

Mandatas

Thats cool, thanks. Will have a nose sometime and see if an invest is possible.

Manda
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garypup1

I have been doing some research for you, but not found that much yet. Will keep at it though.

homerun2

re detling airfield
started as a civil airfield and taken over by the raf in 1937 -1938 for no.16 group coastal command the resident squadron was no.500.this was an auxiliary squadron and was equipped with avro ansons used for protection of convoys and reconnaissance .
detling was heavily bombed in 1940 with the loss of personnel and aircraft on the ground .
nothing remains of the airfield today apart from some pilboxes and the site has been taken over by the kent county showground and an industral estate.
there is a memorial in detling village .

Mandatas

Thats great, thanks everso.

Manda
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garypup1

I did wonder if the showground was part of the airfield because of the roadways along it.

SHAMEN

Check out the OS Map (explorer series) for that area - you will see if the trackways you`ve seen are similiar to the taxiways and runways then of RAF or USAF bases. Normally they follow a triangular pattern with three runways crossing each other or forming the sides.