RAF Swingfield

RAF Swingfield
Wootton, Kent in England
RAF Swingfield Shown within Kent
Coordinates	51°09′44″N 001°12′06″E
Type	Advanced Landing Ground
Code	IF
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Air Force
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command * No. 11 Group RAF
Site history
Built	1944 (1944)
Built by	Royal Engineers Airfield Construction Group
In use	August 1944 – April 1945
Battles/wars	European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	140 metres (459 ft) AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking 00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

Royal Air Force Swingfield or more simply RAF Swingfield is a former Royal Air Force Advanced Landing Ground located 5.5 miles (8.9 km) north west of Dover, Kent and 4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Aylesham, Kent. The airfield was operational between February 1917 and 28 April 1945.

History

The airfield was used by both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force opening during February 1917 and closing on 28 April 1945.

Based units

• No. 157 (General Reconnaissance) Wing RAF (August - September 1944)
• No. 119 Squadron RAF flying Fairey Albacores between 9 August 1944 and 2 October 1944
• 819 Naval Air Squadron

References

Bibliography

• Falconer, J. (2012). RAF Airfields of World War 2. UK: Ian Allan Publishing. ISBN 978-1-85780-349-5.
• Jefford, C G (1988). RAF Squadrons. A comprehensive record of the movement and equipment of all RAF squadrons and their antecedents since 1912. Shrewsbury: Airlife. ISBN 1-85310-053-6.