Dover (St Margaret's) (Swingate)
Major
| Also known as: | Dover Aerodrome / RAF Dover / RFC Dover / St Margaret's Aerodrome / Swingate Aerodrome / Swingate Down |
| County: | Kent |
| Current Status: | Farmland |
| Date: | 1913 (earliest known date August) - February 1920; minor use 1910s, 1920s - 1930s |
| Current Use: | Disused |
| Used By: | RAF (main user) / RFC (main user) / Civil (minor use) |
| Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
| Aircraft Roles: | Army aviation / Fighter / General aviation (minor use) / Trainer (main role) |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 01/09/2011):
- St Margaret's History Society
- St Margarets-at-Cliffe Parish Council
- Whitfield Parish Council
The following alternative information/mass media sources have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/01/2020):
- The Dover Historian
Main unit(s) present:
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No 2 Sqn
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No 3 Sqn
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No 4 Sqn
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No 5 Sqn
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No 7 Sqn
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No 9 Sqn
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No 12 RAS
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No 13 RAS
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No 13 RS
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No 13 TS
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No 15 Sqn
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No 20 RS
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No 27 Sqn
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No 49 Sqn
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No 50 Sqn
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No 53 TDS
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No 58 Sqn
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No 62 TS
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No 64 RS
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No 65 TS
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No 110 Sqn
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No 212 Sqn
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Machine Gun School
- School for Marine Operational Pilots
- Wireless Flight
Video and photographs of ABCT's Dover (St Margaret's) (Swingate) Airfield memorial unveiling, Saturday 18 March 2023. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
