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West Malling, Kent

West Malling  /  Kings Hill  /  Maidstone
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AIRFIELD SITE : Control Tower


AIRFIELD SITE : Pickett-Hamilton Fort


BUILDING 31 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 32 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 33 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 34 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 35 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 36 : Barrack Block


BUILDING 39 : Sergeants Mess


BUILDING 41 : Dining Room


BUILDING 50 : Officers Mess


BUILDING 66 : Officers Mess Garages


MEMORIAL SITE : A Place of Landings Heritage Art


MEMORIAL SITE : Church of St Mary the Virgin

Buried in this Churchyard are:
Flying Officer David Radcliffe Arundell (Royal Air Force)
Senior Aircraftman H N 'Noel' Birch (Royal Air Force)
Flight Lieutenant R Campbell-Peat (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer B Carse (Royal Air Force)
Flight Lieutenant K M Charles (Royal Air Force)
Flight Lieutenant J S Christie (Royal Air Force)
Flight Sergeant F C Goodwin (Royal Air Force)
Squadron Leader Alan Edward Hall (Royal Air Force)
Aircraftman 1st Class Leslie Barton Harris (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer John Edmund ​Herrington (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer R A Hollingsworth (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer J C Langham (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer Arthur Geoffrey Levett (Royal Air Force)
Aircraftman 2nd Class Robert Henry Lucas (Royal Air Force)
Flight Sergeant W McKune (Royal Air Force)
Wing Commander W J Nightingale (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer P M Rolfe (Royal Air Force)
Pilot Officer Albert Sabine (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer Frank Webb (Royal Air Force)
Flying Officer R J Wilkie (Royal Air Force)

MEMORIAL SITE : Gp Capt Peter Townsend & Gp Capt John Cunningham Blue Plaque


MEMORIAL SITE : Hillreed Homes RAF West Malling Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : RAF West Malling Memorial


MEMORIAL SITE : The Spitfire Pub


MEMORIAL SITE : West Malling Village Sign


MISCELLANEOUS : Douces Manor

Douces Manor was the Headquarters and Officers Mess for those flying from RAF West Malling.

MISCELLANEOUS : Night Flying Layout

This is on display at The Robertsbridge Aviation Society.

MUSEUM SITE : The Twitch Inn

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