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of the aircraft. Unfortunately, when one of the Station's fire trucks was attempting to extinguish the flames, the aircraft exploded in a ball of fire, scattering debris over a radius of 300 yards and seriously injuring several of the RAF Firemen. Within a few minutes, a third Fw 190 crashed on the approach to the runway and a fourth aircraft ploughed into a nearby orchard and burst into flames.
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machine guns and the aircraft slewed off the runway and caught fire. The pilot, wounded in the shoulder and leg and with his flying suit in flames, was thrown clear of the aircraft as it overturned. The two gunners ran to the pilot's rescue, extinguished his burning clothing and dragged him clear
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of the 60,000 Asians who were not Ugandan citizens, around 30,000 of those with British passports emigrated to Britain. The unused accommodation blocks at the airfield were converted for use as temporary homes throughout 1973 until the refugees were resettled around the country. Other RAF stations
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Kings Hill Cricket Club is located on what was the main runway and the team are known as the Mosquitos. The club's pavilion bar is also known as the hangar. The club badge is the RAF roundels with a Mosquito aircraft. The junior teams are all named after other aircraft that operated out of West
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Asda store) was emblazoned with the name "Mayfield" and a secret prototype fighter plane, the "Mayfield Kestrel" was revealed then demonstrated by the aircraft's builder to a government minister. Filmed with the famous Spitfire IXb MH434 flown by the legendary display pilot
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After closure as an operational air station in the 1960s, West Malling acquired a more civilian guise, hosting several major Great Warbirds Air Displays during the 70s and 80s, until eventually closing completely as an airfield. The site is now occupied by
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In 1964 Shorts Brothers operated out of the airfield with a contract with the RAF to service mainly Chipmunk trainers (later Bulldogs), Vickers Varsity aircraft and various other types. This contract ran at least until the late 1970's.
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fighter, circled twice then landed. The driver of the armoured car, AC Wilding immediately swung his vehicle into the path of the aircraft to prevent it from taking off again. With no means to escape, the pilot,
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land, but before the armoured car could reach it, the pilot realised his mistake and turned his aircraft round to begin a take-off run. The car commander, LAC Sharback, at once opened fire with his twin
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The German pilots revealed that they had become lost in thick fog over the English Channel, believed they were over France, and had been directed to the airstrip by a searchlight at
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Situated near the site of the old guard house, a memorial to the personnel stationed at RAF West Malling was unveiled on 9 June 2002. Otto Bechtold, one of the German
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turret-fighters. The squadron's first engagement with the enemy occurred a week later, when 6 out of 9 Defiants were destroyed by a superior force of
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As war approached, the airfield was taken over by the military, to become RAF West Malling in 1940, serving in the front line against the
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the next day for detailed examination, and was eventually repainted in RAF livery, designated as a prototype or experimental aircraft.
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RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912
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On a misty evening on 16 April 1943 a single-engined aircraft was heard approaching the airfield by the crew of a
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Otto Bechtold, immediately gave himself up. Driving back to the airfield from the Guardroom, they saw a second
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Gibson Building: Former Officers' Mess, headquarters of Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council since 1974.
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In September 1967, the airfield and its larger hangars were the site of filming for extended scenes in
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From 1967, it was placed on Care & Maintenance, used by several air-industry related businesses.
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Road names in Kings Hill pay homage to the site's past use as a RAF aerodrome, with names such as
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Raid, said of the station "Of all the airfields in Great Britain ... we have the most pleasant".
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over the Channel. The three surviving aircraft were rescued only when the fight was joined by
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A regular and long-standing inhabitant, 29 Sqn. left for the last time on 25 November 1950.
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In use throughout the 1950s and early 1960s as Britain's premier night fighter station.
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In March 1965, Air Cadet 618 VGS (Volunteer Gliding School) moved to West Malling from
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RAF West Malling then became home to several squadrons of the US Navy, until 1967.
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arrived for its first tour of duty on 27 April 1941. One of the Squadron's pilots,
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on 25 July due to the ineffectiveness of the Defiant against single-seat fighters.
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West Malling airfield served as a backdrop for the opening sequences of the 1989 "
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pilots who had landed in error in 1943, was a guest of honour at the ceremony.
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were sent to an aircraft finishing company established here, routing via
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A number of H-block accommodation buildings are also in use as offices.
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were filmed here in 1984, involving some spirited flying by a Topflite
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RAF Central School of Aircraft Recognition (November 1957 - March 1959)
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flying bombs launched from the Dutch and French coasts towards London.
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The Squadrons of the Royal Air Force & Commonwealth, 1981–1988
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Aerial sequences for an episode of the British police TV series
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Royal Air Force stations of World War II in the United Kingdom
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Road, and finally Tower View running past the Control Tower.
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The brick-built building still shows remnants of the painted
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arrived at the same time, and the airfield was provided with
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Royal Air Force flying training and support units since 1912
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Former Royal Air Force station, West Malling, Kent, England
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includes scenes shot at Kings Hill and other local areas.
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was stationed at West Malling, tasked with intercepting
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Maidstone Airport was taken over in the prelude to the
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RAF West Malling was not fully operational during the
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and posted to RAF West Malling as Officer Commanding
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West Malling
Kent

RAF West Malling is located in Kent
51°16′16″N 000°24′09″E / 51.27111°N 0.40250°E / 51.27111; 0.40250
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Royal Air Force
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West Malling
Kent
Maidstone
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