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440:(Eagle Day), at least 50 bombers set out to bomb Detling and RAF Rochford. This resulted in several casualties at Detling, but had little effect on Fighter Command, as the base was an asset of Coastal Command. Twenty-two aircraft were destroyed on the ground, the hangars were set alight and a direct hit on the operations room killed the commanding officer. In total, 67 service and civilian personnel were killed in the raid. The base suffered several attacks during August and September 1940.
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aircraft also shared some facilities during the second World War. The site was developed in April 1915, covering some 95 acres (38 ha), although it was April 1917 before the first occupants, No. 50 Squadron arrived from Dover. The airfield closed in
December 1919 to military flying, and after
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This memorial commemorates the units and squadrons of the Royal Flying Corps, the Royal Air Force, the Royal Naval Air
Service, the Fleet Air Arm, the army and civilian personnel who served at Detling Air
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for an act of bravery in rescuing a pilot from a burning aircraft which had crashed on the airfield. Pearson had just got him to safety when the bombs on board exploded. Initially awarded the
696:'s Detachment No. 2 initially between 12 March and 4 April 1941 and then between 11 and 16 April 1941. 'X' Flight joined on 23 April 1941 until being redesignated as 821 NAS on 1 July 1941
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No. 410 Repair & Salvage Unit (November 1943 – January 1944)
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situated 600 feet (180 m) above sea level, located near
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1248:. No. 48105. London. 21 September 1938. p. 16.
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RAF Detling opened in
September 1938 and was assigned to
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Southern
England : Kent, Hampshire, Surrey, Sussex
1396:. No. 51569. London. 20 December 1949. p. 2.
1373:. No. 51524. London. 28 October 1949. p. 16.
496:– Served with No. 801 Squadron NAS in 1940 at the base.
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between 1 July and 14 July 1941 with the Swordfish I
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648:between 31 May and 1 June 1940 with the Albacore I
2400:Royal Air Force flying training and support units
1479:, ed. (26 July 2000). "Daphne Pearson obituary".
1453:, ed. (5 December 2001). "Commander Ronnie Hay".
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2337:. Stroud, Gloucestershire: Amberley Publishing.
935:No. 1624 (Anti-Aircraft Co-operation) Flight RAF
654:between 31 May and 23 June 1940 with the Skua II
2398:Sturtivant, R.; Hamlin, J.; Halley, J. (1997).
16:Former Royal Air Force station in Kent, England
1085:Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School RAF
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510:, this was changed to the George Cross later.
2335:Detling Airfield : a history, 1915–1959
1089:Home Command Gliding Instructors School RAF
917:No. 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit RAF
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1415:"Clubs' difficulties in obtaining sites".
1080:No. 4138 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
1075:No. 4018 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
924:No. 1 Photographic Reconnaissance Unit RAF
953:No. 6 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
931:No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit RAF
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1483:. No. 66889. London. p. 19.
1457:. No. 67314. London. p. 19.
902:No. 651 Squadron RAF (No. 1902 Flight)
893:No. 651 Squadron RAF (No. 1903 Flight)
2980:Military installations closed in 1959
2975:Military airbases established in 1939
2745:List of equipment of the RAF Regiment
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1003:No. 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight RAF
959:No. 16 Group Communication Flight RAF
829:Supermarine Spitfire VII & HF.IXE
566:Inter war period and Second World War
443:In 1943, it was transferred first to
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2383:, UK: Air-Britain (Historians) Ltd.
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2107:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
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2051:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
2039:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
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2012:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
2000:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
1988:Sturtivant, Hamlin & Halley 1997
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2371:Sturtivant, R; Ballance, T (1994).
2356:. Rushden: Forces & Corporate.
2299:(2 ed.). Shrewsbury: Airlife.
933:(June 1941 – February 1943) became
481:Corporal J. D. M. Pearson, GC, WAAF
81:
13:
2886:Combined Cadet Force (RAF section)
2373:The Squadrons of The Fleet Air Arm
2231:Forgotten airfields of World War I
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947:No. 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF
941:No. 3 Aircraft Delivery Flight RAF
591:– provided support to 500 Squadron
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2970:Royal Naval Air Stations in Kent
2965:Royal Air Force stations in Kent
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2802:Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
2402:. UK: Air-Britain (Historians).
270:European theatre of World War II
80:
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2896:RAF Centre of Aviation Medicine
2776:List of serving senior officers
2214:. Wellingborough: P. Stephens.
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1093:Home Command Gliding Centre RAF
973:(October 1951 – September 1955)
967:(December 1945 – November 1946)
1711:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1699:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1648:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1633:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1621:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1609:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1597:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1585:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
1573:Sturtivant & Ballance 1994
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1114:No. 2749 Squadron RAF Regiment
1109:No. 2878 Squadron RAF Regiment
1104:No. 2814 Squadron RAF Regiment
1070:No. 2877 Squadron RAF Regiment
1065:No. 2828 Squadron RAF Regiment
1060:No. 2822 Squadron RAF Regiment
1055:No. 2793 Squadron RAF Regiment
1050:No. 2773 Squadron RAF Regiment
1045:No. 2769 Squadron RAF Regiment
1040:No. 2768 Squadron RAF Regiment
1035:No. 2753 Squadron RAF Regiment
1030:No. 2751 Squadron RAF Regiment
1025:No. 2746 Squadron RAF Regiment
1020:No. 2733 Squadron RAF Regiment
1015:No. 2709 Squadron RAF Regiment
1011:(February 1955 – January 1956)
515:Operational units and aircraft
1:
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261:September 1938 – October 1959
222:RAF Second Tactical Air Force
2352:Oliver, Kingsley M. (1997).
2295:Jefford, C. G. (2001).
2280:. UK: Ian Allan Publishing.
2278:RAF Airfields of World War 2
979:(June 1949 – September 1955)
552:Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A
445:RAF Army Cooperation Command
231:Air Defence of Great Britain
207:RAF Army Cooperation Command
7:
2671:RAF Mountain Rescue Service
2666:RAF Search and Rescue Force
2424:RAF Detling in World War II
2333:Moor, Anthony John (2011).
2261:. Ramsbury: Crowood Press.
955:(September – November 1943)
10:
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2827:Warrant Officer of the RAF
2522:Operational Training units
2203:
1244:"Detling station opened".
1099:No. 1336 Wing RAF Regiment
998:No. 1338 Wing RAF Regiment
992:No. 615 Gliding School RAF
977:No. 168 Gliding School RAF
971:No. 141 Gliding School RAF
961:(June 1941 – January 1945)
949:(September – October 1943)
937:(February – December 1943)
774:(October 1943 – May 1944)
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2771:List of notable personnel
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2702:Royal Auxiliary Air Force
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2568:Satellite Landing Grounds
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2229:Chorlton, Martyn (2014).
965:No. 75 (Signals) Wing RAF
728:North American Mustang II
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2807:Air Member for Personnel
2527:Schools / Training units
2210:Ashworth, Chris (1985).
1369:"ATC Gliding Training".
856:Supermarine Spitfire IXE
847:Supermarine Spitfire IXB
838:Supermarine Spitfire IXB
811:Supermarine Spitfire IXB
800:Supermarine Spitfire IXB
782:Supermarine Spitfire IXB
710:North American Mustang I
548:Armstrong Whitworth FK.8
544:No. 143 Squadron RFC/RAF
373:It was a station of the
2817:Air Member for Materiel
2318:. Shrewsbury: Airlife.
2248:Collier, Basil (1957).
1392:"RAF glider training".
943:(July – September 1943)
926:(January – August 1942)
886:Supermarine Spitfire IX
877:Supermarine Spitfire IX
868:Supermarine Spitfire IX
820:Supermarine Spitfire IX
375:Royal Naval Air Service
345:Royal Air Force Detling
144:Royal Air Force station
1272:heritagegateway.org.uk
700:821 Naval Air Squadron
694:816 Naval Air Squadron
658:812 Naval Air Squadron
652:801 Naval Air Squadron
646:826 Naval Air Squadron
640:815 Naval Air Squadron
634:819 Naval Air Squadron
628:825 Naval Air Squadron
622:806 Naval Air Squadron
508:Empire Gallantry Medal
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2707:RAF Volunteer Reserve
2276:Falconer, J. (2012).
2233:. Manchester: Crécy.
1005:(July – October 1943)
897:Bristol Sycamore HC11
860:Unknown Fighter Wing
843:No. 453 Squadron RAAF
528:Detachment (1916) –
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2740:List of RAF missiles
2723:List of RAF aircraft
2641:RAF Medical Services
2626:RAF Chaplains Branch
882:No. 274 Squadron RAF
873:No. 229 Squadron RAF
852:No. 504 Squadron RAF
834:No. 165 Squadron RAF
825:No. 124 Squadron RAF
816:No. 118 Squadron RAF
796:No. 602 Squadron RAF
787:No. 184 Squadron RAF
778:No. 132 Squadron RAF
772:No. 125 Airfield RAF
763:No. 655 Squadron RAF
742:No. 567 Squadron RAF
733:No. 318 Squadron RAF
715:No. 280 Squadron RAF
706:No. 239 Squadron RAF
669:Detachment (1941) –
613:No. 235 Squadron RAF
599:Westland Lysander II
597:Detachment (1940) –
587:Detachment (1939) –
572:No. 500 Squadron RAF
535:No. 112 Squadron RFC
280:Airfield information
124:51.30500°N 0.59333°E
2901:RAF Benevolent Fund
2836:symbols and uniform
2469:Ministry of Defence
2314:Lake, Alan (1999).
2257:Delve, Ken (2005).
1330:, pp. 460–461.
1294:, pp. 187–188.
864:No. 80 Squadron RAF
791:Hawker Hurricane IV
754:Hawker Hurricane IV
724:No. 26 Squadron RAF
689:Bristol Blenheim IV
685:No. 59 Squadron RAF
680:Curtiss Tomahawk II
676:No. 26 Squadron RAF
671:Bristol Blenheim IV
667:No. 13 Squadron RAF
617:Bristol Blenheim 1F
608:Bristol Blenheim IV
604:No. 53 Squadron RAF
585:No. 48 Squadron RAF
526:No. 50 Squadron RFC
494:Ronald Cuthbert Hay
212:RAF Fighter Command
197:RAF Coastal Command
120: /
2881:Air Training Corps
2797:Chief of Air Staff
2661:RAF Music Services
1268:"Detling Airfield"
807:No. 1 Squadron RAF
737:Hawker Hurricane I
595:No. 4 Squadron RAF
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449:disarmament school
416:(headquartered in
310:Length and surface
187:RAF Bomber Command
183:Controlled by
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2676:RAF Marine Branch
2656:RAF ground trades
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2287:978-1-85780-349-5
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391:Battle of Britain
347:, or more simply
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129:51.30500; 0.59333
94:Shown within Kent
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414:No. 16 Group RAF
387:Second World War
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218:No. 11 Group RAF
203:No. 16 Group RAF
158:Site information
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