No.48 Sqn’s Avro Anson K6158 flown by Sgt Plt Gwilym James Maurice (pilot, aged 23), Flt Lt George Edward Strangman (navigator), Aircraftman Stanley McCabe (radio operator) and F/L Reginald John...
One of the most notorious German spies of the Second World War period landed in Harwich on 29th August 1935. Dr. Hermann Görtz (anglicised as Goertz) was a swarthy, thick...
BOOK DESCRIPTION Having been classified by the Air Ministry as a ‘Master Diversion’ airfield, RAF Manston was for many years open twenty-four hours a day and available to both civil...
As part of the RAF Manston Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum’s first ever Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF) project, they aimed to celebrate, commemorate and promote RAF Manston’s unique history. As...
During the lifetime of this project, we have been attempting to put together a more complete timeline of Squadrons and Units based at Manston. This has taken a vast amount...
We hope to continue to expand posts on both Facebook and the website in due course after referring to the records available from the National Archives and other sources, including...
Battle of Britain Day, 15th September 1940
September 15, 2025
On this day, 28th August 1942, 56 emergency landings
August 28, 2025
Manston attacked on ‘The Hardest Day’, 18th August 1940
August 18, 2025
Rise and Defend – The USAF At Manston 1950-1958
August 31, 2006
South Goodwin Lightship Disaster, 26/27th November 1954
November 27, 2024
V-1 Flying Bomb Aces by Mark Postlethwaite
August 4, 2017
On this day, 28th August 1942, 56 emergency landings
August 28, 2025
Manston’s role on D-Day, 6th June 1944
June 6, 2025
