RAF Swingfield

RAF Swingfield
IATA: none ICAO: none
Summary
Airport type	Military
Operator	Royal Air Force
Location	Wootton, Kent
Built	1916
In use	1917-1945
Elevation AMSL	458 ft / 140 m
Coordinates	51°09′44″N 001°12′06″E / 51.16222°N 1.20167°E / 51.16222; 1.2016751°09′44″N 001°12′06″E / 51.16222°N 1.20167°E / 51.16222; 1.20167
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RAF Swingfield Location in Kent
Runways
Direction Length Surface ft m 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt 00/00 0 0 Asphalt

Royal Air Force Swingfield or more simply RAF Swingfield is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north west of Dover, Kent and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Aylesham, Kent. The airfield was operational between February 1917 and 28 April 1945.

History[]

The airfield was used by both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force opening during February 1917 and closing on 28 April 1945.^[1]

Based units[]

• ^[1]
• No. 119 Squadron RAF flying Fairey Albacores between 9 August 1944 and 2 October 1944^[2]
• 819 Naval Air Squadron^[1]

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Bibliography[]

• Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.