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'''Kingsnorth Airship Station''' was an airship base in Kent operated by the [[Royal Naval Air Service]] during the [[Great War]]. It operated as a training station, and eventually became a production facility for airships and base for anti-submarine airship patrols. | '''Kingsnorth Airship Station''' was an airship base in Kent operated by the [[Royal Naval Air Service]] during the [[Great War]]. It operated as a training station, and eventually became a production facility for airships and base for anti-submarine airship patrols. | ||
==History== | |||
Following a period of experimentation and construction, the station was made part of the [[Royal Naval Air Service]] in April 1914. | |||
In April, 1918 the station was transferred to the new [[Royal Air Force]]. | |||
==In Command== | ==In Command== | ||
<div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="In Command, Kingsnorth Airship Station" nat="UK"> | <div name=fredbot:office0 otitle="In Command, Kingsnorth Airship Station" nat="UK"> | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Wing Commander|name=Neville Florian Usborne|nick=Neville F. Usborne|appt=1 April, 1914<ref> | {{Tenure|rank=Wing Commander|name=Neville Florian Usborne|nick=Neville F. Usborne|appt=1 April, 1914{{NLDec14|p. 431''d''}}|end=13 August, 1915|precBy=New Command}} | ||
{{Tenure|rank=Squadron Commander|name=Harold Larpent Woodcock|nick=Harold L. Woodcock|appt=13 August, 1915<ref>Woodcock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/171.}} f. 375.</ref>|end=9 October, 1915<ref>Woodcock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/171.}} f. 375.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{WCommRN}}|name=Clement Richard Dane|nick=Clement R. Dane|appt=6 February, 1916<ref>Dane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/34.|D7604133}} f. ?.</ref>|end=13 March, 1917<ref>Dane Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/49/34.|D7604133}} f. ?.</ref>}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{CaptRN}}|name=Alexander Percy Davidson|nick=Alexander P. Davidson|appt=23 February, 1917|end=18 February, 1918|note=temporary}} | |||
{{Tenure|rank={{WCommRN}}|name=Harold Larpent Woodcock|nick=Harold L. Woodcock|appt=24 January, 1918<ref>Woodcock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/171.}} f. 375.</ref>|end=6 November, 1919<ref>Woodcock Service Record. {{TNA|ADM 196/47/171.}} f. 375.</ref>}} | |||
</div name=fredbot:office0> | </div name=fredbot:office0> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
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Latest revision as of 13:27, 31 March 2022
Kingsnorth Airship Station was an airship base in Kent operated by the Royal Naval Air Service during the Great War. It operated as a training station, and eventually became a production facility for airships and base for anti-submarine airship patrols.
History
Following a period of experimentation and construction, the station was made part of the Royal Naval Air Service in April 1914.
In April, 1918 the station was transferred to the new Royal Air Force.
In Command
- Wing Commander Neville F. Usborne, 1 April, 1914[1] – 13 August, 1915
- Squadron Commander Harold L. Woodcock, 13 August, 1915[2] – 9 October, 1915[3]
- Wing Commander Clement R. Dane, 6 February, 1916[4] – 13 March, 1917[5]
- Captain Alexander P. Davidson, 23 February, 1917 – 18 February, 1918 (temporary)
- Wing Commander Harold L. Woodcock, 24 January, 1918[6] – 6 November, 1919[7]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 431d.
- ↑ Woodcock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/171. f. 375.
- ↑ Woodcock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/171. f. 375.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ Woodcock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/171. f. 375.
- ↑ Woodcock Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/171. f. 375.
