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Monument details
| HER Number: | TR 37 SW 79 |
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| Type of record: | Monument |
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| Name: | Site of RNAS Westgate (St. Mildreds Bay) |
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Summary
The former site of RNAS Westgate (St. Mildreds).
| Grid Reference: | TR 3293 7048 |
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| Map Sheet: | TR37SW |
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| Parish: | MARGATE, THANET, KENT |
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Monument Types
- (Former Type) SEAPLANE BASE (Earlier than 1915, Undated)
Full description
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The site of RNAS Westgate (St. Mildreds). This airfield was used until 1915 when operations moved to Manston (TR 34 NE 332). Further information is contained in the national Archive Ref. ADM137/4680. (1)
This site is marked by a monument point as the exact whereabouts are unknown.
<1> Oxford Archaeological South, 2016, First World War Wireless Stations in England. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31551.
Sources and further reading
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| Source description | | <1> | Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological South. 2016. First World War Wireless Stations in England.. |
