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Royal Air Force Eastchurch or more simply RAF Eastchurch (formerly RNAS Eastchurch) is a former Royal Air Force station near Eastchurch village, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England. The history of aviation at Eastchurch stretches back to the first decade of the 20th century when it was used as an airfield by members of the Royal Aero Club. The area saw the first flight by a British pilot in Britain.

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  • Royal Air Force Eastchurch or more simply RAF Eastchurch (formerly RNAS Eastchurch) is a former Royal Air Force station near Eastchurch village, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England. The history of aviation at Eastchurch stretches back to the first decade of the 20th century when it was used as an airfield by members of the Royal Aero Club. The area saw the first flight by a British pilot in Britain. In 1910 it was operated by the Royal Navy as a training aerodrome and it was known as the Naval Flying School, Eastchurch. In the 1910s the airfield was designated Royal Naval Air Station Eastchurch. With the amalgamation of the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps on 1 April 1918, the station was transferred to the newly formed Royal Air Force and was re-designated Royal Air Force Eastchurch. (en)
  • RAF Eastchurch était une base de la Royal Air Force près de dans le comté du Kent, Angleterre. L'histoire de l'aviation à Eastchurch commence dans les premières décennies du XXe siècle lorsque la base était utilisée comme aéroport par les membres du Royal Aero Club. Ce terrain a vu le premier vol d'un pilote britannique en Grande-Bretagne. En 1910, il a été confié à la Royal Navy comme aérodrome d'entrainement et il portait le nom de Naval Flying School, Eastchurch. Par la suite, il s'est appelé Royal Naval Air Station Eastchurch. Lors de la fusion du Royal Naval Air Service et du Royal Flying Corps, le 1er avril 1918, la base a été transférée à la Royal Air Force, nouvellement constituée, et elle a été rebaptisée Royal Air Force Station Eastchurch, ou de manière plus brève RAF Eastchurch. * Portail de l’aéronautique * Portail de l’Angleterre * Portail de l’histoire militaire (fr)
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  • RAF Coastal Command 1938-41* No. 16 Group RAFRAF Technical Training Command 1941-42RAF Fighter Command 1942, 1943* No. 11 Group RAFRAF Army Cooperation Command 1942-43* No. 72 Group RAFRAF Flying Training Command 1943-46* No. 54 Group RAF (en)
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  • Royal Air Force Eastchurch or more simply RAF Eastchurch (formerly RNAS Eastchurch) is a former Royal Air Force station near Eastchurch village, on the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, England. The history of aviation at Eastchurch stretches back to the first decade of the 20th century when it was used as an airfield by members of the Royal Aero Club. The area saw the first flight by a British pilot in Britain. (en)
  • RAF Eastchurch était une base de la Royal Air Force près de dans le comté du Kent, Angleterre. L'histoire de l'aviation à Eastchurch commence dans les premières décennies du XXe siècle lorsque la base était utilisée comme aéroport par les membres du Royal Aero Club. Ce terrain a vu le premier vol d'un pilote britannique en Grande-Bretagne. * Portail de l’aéronautique * Portail de l’Angleterre * Portail de l’histoire militaire (fr)
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