
Loss of F/O Henry “Harry” Hector MacKenzie (RCAF) – 3rd January 1944
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An unexpected passenger in a Handley Page O/100 on 4th November 1916
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South Goodwin Lightship Disaster, 26/27th November 1954
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A New Year’s Day present to the Germans of a Handley Page O/100 – 1st January 1917
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Dambuster Bouncing Bomb Tests at Reculver and Manston
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Messerschmitt Bf109 “Black 12” crash lands at Manston, 27th November 1940
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Air Speed Record set at Reculver, 7th November 1945
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Manston’s role in Operation Market Garden, 17th September 1944
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Battle of Britain Day, 15th September 1940
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On this day, 28th August 1942, 56 emergency landings
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Prime Minister, Winston Churchill visits Manston on 28th August 1940
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Heavy Luftwaffe raids on Manston and Ramsgate on 24th August 1940 leave the airfield unserviceable
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Gotha raid of 22nd August 1917 – Part of the first “Battle of Britain”
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Manston attacked on ‘The Hardest Day’, 18th August 1940
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The second large attack on Manston during the Battle of Britain, 14th August 1940
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Manston takes the full force of Luftwaffe attack against airfields, 12th August 1940
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No.600 Sqn Bristol Blenheim I crashes at Manston – 11th March 1940
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Jet engine development, the Gloster Meteor and the V1 threat
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Two Messerschmitt Bf 109s land at Manston, 21st July 1944
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Messerschmitt Bf 109 shot down by No.54 Sqn, crashes into Byron Avenue, Margate, 24th July 1940
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US Author John Steinbeck visits No.609 Sqn, writes article on William de Goat, 29th June 1943
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Manston’s role on D-Day, 6th June 1944
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A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1945-1999
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USAF F-86D from Manston ordered to fire on UFO – May 20th 1957
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Valor over Ramsgate by Paul’s Aviation Art
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Evening Trials at Reculver by Paul’s Aviation Art
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Last Round at Reculver by Paul’s Aviation Art
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Manston: 100 Years of Flight Project
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Defiants over Dunkirk by Mark Postlethwaite
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A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1941-1945
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Channel Dash – The Bravest of the Brave
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The Valentine’s Day ‘Battle of the MTB’ – 14th February 1943
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F/Lt Baron Jean de Selys Longchamps’ Attack on Gestapo HQ and a hectic day for No.609 Sqn – January 20 1943
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Avro Anson K6158 crashes near Ewell Minnis – 22nd February 1937
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No.550 Sqn Avro Lancaster NF998 BQ-D Crash Landing – 24th February 1945
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Herald of Free Enterprise Disaster, 6th March 1987
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Spitfire Prototype K5054 maiden flight from Eastleigh airfield – 5th March 1936
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The RAF WWII Logbooks of Wing Commander R.P. Beamont
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The Story of 609 Squadron: Under the White Rose
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William de Goat: The Story of Air Commodore William de Goat DSO DFC, the extraordinary Mascot of 609 (West Riding) Squadron during the Second World War
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To Live Among Heroes
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Erprobungsgruppe 210: ‘Bombsights Over England’
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From Battle of Britain Airman to PoW Escapee
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Manston, 12th August 1940 by Gerald Coulson
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Insight #3: Publication of updated Squadron and Units Timeline
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Gloster Meteor Mk.4 “World Speed Record” 1:72
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Finding the Foe: Outstanding Mysteries of the Battle of Britain and Beyond Investigated and Solved
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Wings Over Westgate
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Insight #2: Expanding the detail on Manston’s history
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The Mallon Crew
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“Typhoon Attack” by Robert Taylor
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Account by Doreen Maddison WAAF on International Women’s Day
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A Glint in the Sky
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Arnhem 1944: The Airborne Battle
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Battle of Britain: A day-to-day chronicle, 10 July-31 October 1940
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The Battle of Britain (James Holland)
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Tales from the Control Tower
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263 and 137 Squadrons: The Whirlwind Years
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Operation Cerberus – The Channel Dash by Philip E. West
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Run The Gauntlet: The Channel Dash 1942 (Raid)
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Sanctuary! – The Stories Behind the Spitfire & Hurricane Memorial Museum
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Insight #1: On This Day at Manston
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“Winter of ’41” by Philip E. West
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“The Channel Dash” by Robert Taylor
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“Evening Reflection” by Richard Taylor
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“Typhoon Scramble” by Richard Taylor
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“Channel Dash Heroes” – by Philip E. West
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“The Pride of Britain” by Philip E. West
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Restoration of Typhoon RB396 has links back to Manston
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Hawker Typhoon RB396 Restoration Project Launch
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Bloody Paralyser: The Giant Handley Page Bombers of the First World War
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Hawkinge, 1912-1961: An in depth history of the former Royal Air Force Station Hawkinge
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Manston Memories 1916-2006
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Hawker Hurricane Survivors
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Throwley 1917-1919: Kent’s Forgotten Airfield
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Westhampnett At War
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Lympne Airfield At War and Peace
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From Moths to Merlins: RAF West Malling: Premier Night Fighter Station
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RAF Westhampnett – A Fighter Command Station at War
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Kent Airfields in the Second World War
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Battle of Britain – Airfields of 11 Group
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The Military Airfields of Britain: Southern England
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Heroes of Fighter Command – Kent
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Kent Aviation – A Century of Flight
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Airfields of the D-Day Invasion Air Force
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Battle of Britain Airfields
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To Scale the Skies: The Story of Group Captain J.C. ‘Johnny’ Wells DFC and BAR
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Kent’s Own: The Story of No. 500 Squadron Royal Auxiliary Air Force
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Whirlwind: Westland’s Enigmatic Fighter
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The Most Dangerous Enemy: A History of the Battle of Britain
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Battle of Britain Voices
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The History of RAF Manston
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RAF Manston in Old Photographs
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RAF Manston in Old Photographs – A Second Selection
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RAF Manston Album
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Twilight of the Pistons: Air Ferry – a Manston Airline
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A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1931-40: Arise to Protect
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A Detailed History of RAF Manston 1916-1930: The Men Who Made Manston
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Rise and Defend – The USAF At Manston 1950-1958
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Kent Airfields Remembered
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Kent Airfields in the Battle of Britain
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The Last Enemy
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Detling Airfield: A History 1915-1959
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