RAF Hawkinge

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RAF Hawkinge
Hawkinge, Kent in England
Spitfire Mk Vs of No. 91 Squadron lined up at Hawkinge during May 1942
RAF Hawkinge Shown within Kent
Coordinates	51°06′45″N 001°09′09″E / 51.11250°N 1.15250°E / 51.11250; 1.15250
Type	Royal Air Force station
Code	VK[1]
Site information
Owner	Air Ministry
Operator	Royal Flying Corps (1915–1918) Royal Air Force (1918–1962)
Controlled by	RAF Fighter Command 1940-62
Site history
Built	1915 (1915)
In use	October 1915 - January 1962 (1962)
Fate	Site redeveloped for housing estate and museum
Battles/wars	First World War European theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation	165 metres (541 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways Direction Length and surface 00/00  Grass field

Royal Air Force Hawkinge or more simply RAF Hawkinge is a former Royal Air Force station located 13.23 miles (21.29 km) east of Ashford, 2.2 miles (3.5 km) north of Folkestone, Kent and 7.1 miles (11.4 km) west of Dover, Kent, England. The airfield was used by both the Royal Flying Corps and the Royal Air Force during its lifetime and was involved during the Battle of Britain, as well as other important aerial battles during the Second World War and the early stages of aerial usage in war in the First World War.