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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== | ||
Revision as of 16:26, 29 December 2021
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 – 9 October, 1915
- Wing Commander Clement R. Dane, 6 February, 1916[2] – 13 March, 1917[3]
- Captain Alexander P. Davidson, 23 February, 1917 – 18 February, 1918
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1914). p. 431d.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
- ↑ Dane Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/34. f. ?.
