RAF Newchurch | |||||||||
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Newchurch, Kent in England | |||||||||
![]() Ground crew refuel and re-arm Hawker Tempest Mark V 'JF-G' of No. 3 Squadron RAF at Newchurch | |||||||||
Coordinates | 51°03′04″N 00°55′13″E / 51.05111°N 0.92028°E | ||||||||
Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
Code | XN[1] | ||||||||
Site information | |||||||||
Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 83 Group RAF * No. 85 Group RAF | ||||||||
Site history | |||||||||
Built | 1943 | ||||||||
Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
In use | July 1943 – 1945 | ||||||||
Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
Airfield information | |||||||||
Elevation | 0 metres (0 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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Royal Air Force Newchurch or RAF Newchurch was a temporary Second World War airfield at Newchurch, Kent. It was a base for a Hawker Tempest wing that gave fighter cover over occupied France in the period up to and beyond D-Day and later defended south-east England against attack from V-1 flying bombs.
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