That Missing RAF Eastchurch Airfield.

[The_Goalie_94]

Originally Posted by Panzergranate

The villiage of Eastchurch, on the BOP map, is just south of the middle of the Isle Of Sheppy in the top left corner of the Dover and Canturbury maps.

Now there is a long field that ends with the west end next to East Church villiage with a few large buildings under the trees on the north and south east ends.

On Google Earth, this field also exists and the buildings are industrial today.

There are also some old hangar sized indiustrial buildings, shown on Google Earth, to the north of the villiage a few hundred yards from the large field.

In BOP and from ariel pictures, the large field with trees flanking the north and south sides and the villiage on the west side exist.

Fly around and you'll spot it.

Landing on it is easy as the field length is longer that Hawkinge or Pimperne.

on google earh, is it that strip of land that is to the west of the village were it goes through a green field then ends in a yellow colored field (Were it looks like the farmers had to go around it with their tractor). I'm probably jst blind but i cant spot it. Can someone post a link with it on google maps?

[Reddisback]

Gee, I wonder what a small Google and Wiki Search could Dig up here....... >.>

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastchurch




location of eastchurch:

[The_Goalie_94]

Originally Posted by Reddisback

Gee, I wonder what a small Google and Wiki Search could Dig up here....... >.>

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastchurch




location of eastchurch:

that map narrows things down to were i already knew it was in that general area.

[haitch40]

Originally Posted by Reddisback

Gee, I wonder what a small Google and Wiki Search could Dig up here....... >.>

http://http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastchurch




location of eastchurch:

thats a map of kent it dont show me much

[ThatYoungGameGuy]

Here is the location of the Eastchurch Airfield according to Wikipedia.

[markyboyacebassist]

Royal Air Force use

Towards the end of World War I, on 1 April 1918, the Royal Naval Air Service and the Royal Flying Corps amalgamated. The station at Eastchurch was transferred to the newly formed Royal Air Force and was re-designated Royal Air Force Station Eastchurch, or RAF Eastchurch for short. During the last few months of the War, No. 204 Training Depot Station, the 64th (Naval) Wing and the 58th (Training) Wing were based at Eastchurch.[5]

RAF Eastchurch remained active during the inter-war years and it was home to No. 266 Squadron during the Battle of Britain.[6] During World War II, Eastchurch was part of Coastal Command.[7] RAF Eastchurch closed in 1946.

The site is currently used as HM Prison Standford Hill. While there are a number of new buildings some of the original buildings survive including a number of pillboxes. The main roads in the prison reflect the aviation links; Rolls Avenue and Airfield View, Short's Prospect and Wright's Way. In the entrance to HMP Swaleside HMP Swaleside are two brass plaques; one records that the prison is built on what was the airstrip of RAF Eastchurch and the other lists the owners of the airstrip from 1901 to the end of the RAF use.

[Reddisback]

I beleive i found it, it is the Large Light Green piece of Grass that stretch allmost the island on the location that is show above me in the map. TBH i had to use it, since there is no signs of any landing strips that shows an airfield or landing stip.

I used my senario: I got an He-111 with 7 Rookie mark.II Spits and flew from Dover to the North Western' Edge of the Map. You have to fly all the way, and I got hammerd with spitfires all the way but it was worth it. it is not an entirely Level Flat landing stip but it is big and wide, so landing you plane in any state it is, mine wiht shot up and wiht only 1 working engine, landing is not a problem.


Hope this helps. (^.^)

[f1rebrand]

Originally Posted by markyboyacebassist

The site is currently used as HM Prison Standford Hill. While there are a number of new buildings some of the original buildings survive including a number of pillboxes. The main roads in the prison reflect the aviation links; Rolls Avenue and Airfield View, Short's Prospect and Wright's Way. In the entrance to HMP Swaleside HMP Swaleside are two brass plaques; one records that the prison is built on what was the airstrip of RAF Eastchurch and the other lists the owners of the airstrip from 1901 to the end of the RAF use.

Isn't that where Jonathan King was posted for buggery?

Sadly RAF Coltishall is soon to be a prison for sex offenders.