Detling
| Also known as: | Detling Aerodrome / Detling Industrial Estate / RAF Detling / RAF Station, Detling / RFC Detling / RNAS Detling |
| County: | Kent |
| Current Status: | Air navigation aid / Farmland (main position) / Industry (main position) |
| Date: | May 1915 - 1959 |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RAF (Polish) / RFC / RNAS / FAA / Civil / RAAF |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Air observation post / Air-sea rescue / Anti-aircraft co-operation / Army aviation / Communications / Fighter / Fighter-reconnaissance / General aviation / Maritime patrol / Naval aviation / Reconnaissance / Trainer |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/07/2013):
- A & N Norman
- B S Russell Commercials Ltd
- Blooming High Ltd
- Butlers Of Kent
- Chatham Steam Ltd
- Cibus Distribution
- Clark Hire Ltd
- Consignments Worldwide Ltd
- Coopers Waste Management
- D C S (GB) Ltd
- Detling Parish Council - name only
- Eagle UK Logistics
- Eco-Pac Ltd
- Eden Park Ltd
- H R S Cranes Ltd
- Industrial Water Jetting Systems
- Intertrade International Ltd
- Jupiter European Marketing Ltd
- L&G Forest Products Ltd
- ND Crowhurst Transport Ltd
- Northdowns Iron Cast
- P T S Tyres
- Paul Smith
- Simplyfruit Ltd
- Southern Counties Trailer Parts Ltd
- Steadline Ltd
- Stockbury Parish Council
- Stopper Specialist & Harbray Pipeline System
- Swift Catering Hire
- Thurnham Parish Council
- TMS Traffic Management Ltd
- Viotrans Logistics Ltd
- Waste Tech Recycling Ltd
Notable Past Associated Organisations:
- Swale Motor Racing Club
Main unit(s) present:
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No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Flight
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No 1 Coast Artillery Co-operation Unit
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No 1 PRU 'K' Flight
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No 1 Sqn
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No 2 AACU 'D' Flight
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No 3 Aircraft Delivery Flight
- No 3 Wing RNAS
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No 4 Aircraft Delivery Flight
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No 4 Sqn
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No 6 AACU
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No 13 Sqn
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No 15 (Fighter) Wing
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No 16 Gp Comm Flight
- No 22 Sqn
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No 26 Sqn
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No 48 Sqn
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No 50 Sqn
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No 53 Sqn
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No 59 Sqn
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No 75 (Signals) Wing
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No 80 Sqn
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No 112 Sqn
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No 118 Sqn
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No 124 Sqn
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No 125 Airfield
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No 132 Sqn
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No 141 GS
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No 143 Sqn
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No 165 Sqn
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No 168 GS
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No 184 Sqn
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No 229 Sqn
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No 235 Sqn
- No 236 Sqn
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No 239 Sqn
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No 274 Sqn
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No 280 Sqn
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No 318 Sqn
- No 403 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 405 Repair & Salvage Unit
- No 410 Repair & Salvage Unit
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No 453 Sqn
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No 500 Sqn
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No 504 Sqn
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No 567 Sqn
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No 602 Sqn
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No 615 GS
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No 651 Sqn
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No 655 Sqn
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No 657 Sqn
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No 801 Sqn
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No 806 Sqn
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No 812 Sqn
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No 815 Sqn
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No 816 Sqn
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No 819 Sqn
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No 821 Sqn
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No 825 Sqn
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No 826 Sqn
- No 1003 Servicing Wing
- No 1009 Servicing Wing
- No 1025 Servicing Wing
- No 1336 Wing RAF Regiment
- No 1338 Wing RAF Regiment
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No 1493 (Fighter) Gunnery Flight
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No 1624 (AAC) Flight
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No 1903 AOP Flight
- No 2709 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2733 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2746 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2749 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2751 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2753 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2768 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2769 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2773 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2793 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2822 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2828 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 2877 Sqn RAf Regiment
- No 2878 Sqn RAF Regiment
- No 4018 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
- No 4138 Anti-Aircraft Flight RAF Regiment
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Home Command Gliding Centre
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Home Command Gliding Instructors School
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Kent GC
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Reserve Command Gliding Instructors School
- Station Flight, Detling
- Strategic Bombing Wing
Gliding at Detling, 1953. Courtesy of British Pathé
Children racing at Detling, 1967. Courtesy of British Pathé
Footage of the Battle Headquarters at Detling. Courtesy of akathelightworker
Plan of Detling, 1916. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
| Parent(s)/HQ Airfield(s): | |
| Decoy Airfield(s): | |
| Home Defence Flight Station(s): | |
| Home Defence Landing Ground(s): | Allhallows / Biggin Hill / Broad Salts / Broomfield, Kent / Frinsted / Harty / Hunton / Leigh Green / Pett / Pluckley / Rye / Sole Street / South Ash / Swingfield / West Malling (Kings Hill) |
| Associated Airfield(s): | Biggin Hill |