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Monument details

HER Number:TR 04 NW 220
Type of record:Monument
Name:Wye Aerodrome.

Summary

The former location of Wye (Ashford) R.F.C. Home defence and Training Airfield.


Grid Reference:TR 0439 4777
Map Sheet:TR04NW
Parish:WYE WITH HINXHILL, ASHFORD, KENT

Monument Types

  • (Former Type) AIRFIELD (Modern - 1916 AD to 1919 AD)

Full description

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The former location of Wye (Ashford) R.F.C. Home defence and Training Airfield. No remains exist of the original aerodrome.

From 1916 onwards the increasing number of air raids led to a change in tactics with the RFC becoming responsible for Home Defence as they were ordered to deal with air raids. This led to a massive expansion in the number of War Office/RFC aerodromes as more resources were focused on dealing with the threat from German airships and bombers.(1)


<1> Oxford Archaeological South, 2016, First World War Wireless Stations in England. (Bibliographic reference). SKE31551.

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<1>Bibliographic reference: Oxford Archaeological South. 2016. First World War Wireless Stations in England..