Farningham flying sites
Note: This map only shows the position of Farningham within the UK.
FARNINGHAM: Military Flight Station and Landing Ground
Military user: RFC Home Defence Flight Station (1915 to 1916)
50 [Home Defence] Sqdn (1916 to 1917)
Note: Apparently operating a mixture of aircraft including Royal Aircraft Factory B.E.2 and B.E.12 types, plus the Armstrong Whitworth F.K..8
Location: Adjacent to Farningham Road railway station, (as was?). Farningham is on the A20 close to the A225 junction, roughly 2nm ESE of Swanley. And, just S of the M20/M25 junctions.
Period of operation: 1915 to 1917
FARNINGHAM: Helipad
NOTES: In 2006 Rotorvation Helicopters were based at ROCHESTER and FARNINGHAM. The exact location for this helipad isn’t known, but could it possibly be on the WW1 site?
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