Throwley
THROWLEY: Military aerodrome (Aka CADMAN's FARM)
Note: Both of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Military users: RFC/RAF (Royal Flying Corps / Royal Air Force)
Home Defence Flight and Squadron Station
Night Training Squadron Station
112 Sqdn (Sopwith Pups & Camels)
Post WW1: RAF
FTS [Flying Training School] (Avro 504Ks)
Location: S of Throwley Forstal, E of Tong Green, about 1nm W of the A251, roughly 5nm SSW of Faversham town centre
Note: I can find no mention of Tong Green on modern maps.
Period of operation: WW1: 1916 to 1919 Then apparently re-opened in the mid 1920s? Apparently then operational until 1943?
Site area: 87 acres 823 x 503
THROWLEY: Private airstrip (Aka PARK FARM)
Note: All three of these pictures were obtained from Google Earth ©
Location: Just SW of Throwley village, 4nm SSW of Faversham town centre
Period of operation: Unknown? Possibly 1990s (?) until c.2010?
Runway: 09/27 390 grass
NOTES:
As always in this 'Guide', if anybody can kindly offer advice, this will be most welcome.
Geoffrey Dickman
This comment was written on: 2019-11-14 08:41:39My late father Herbert Dickman served with both the RFC and the RAF in 112 Squadron in 1918 and possibly in 1917 at Throwley, Kind regards, Geoff Dickman
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