New Chapel
Also known as: | New Chapel Landing Ground / Newchapel / RAF New Chapel / RFC New Chapel |
County: | Surrey |
Current Status: | Farmland |
Date: | October 1916 - 1919 (notification of relinquishment 13 August) |
Current Use: | Disused |
Used By: | RAF / RFC |
Landing Surface Types: | Unpaved |
Aircraft Roles: | Fighter |
The following organisations are either based at, use and/or have at least potentially significant connections with the airfield (as at 31/10/2019):
- British Wildlife Centre - finest collection of native wildlife in Britain
- Horne Parish Council
Main unit(s) present:
- No 39 Sqn
- No 78 Sqn
Photographs of the plaque at New Chapel. Courtesy of the British Wildlife Centre
Plan of New Chapel, 1916. Courtesy of Ed Andrews
Home Defence Flight Station(s): | Gosport / Penshurst (Chiddingstone Causeway) / Telscombe Cliffs |