RAF Newchurch

RAF Newchurch
Newchurch, Kent in England
Ground crew refuel and re-arm Hawker Tempest Mark V 'JF-G' of No. 3 Squadron RAF at Newchurch
RAF Newchurch is located in Kent
RAF Newchurch
RAF Newchurch
Shown within Kent
Coordinates51°03′04″N 00°55′13″E / 51.05111°N 0.92028°E / 51.05111; 0.92028
TypeAdvanced Landing Ground
CodeXN[1]
Site information
OwnerAir Ministry
OperatorRoyal Air Force
Controlled byRAF Fighter Command
* No. 83 Group RAF
* No. 85 Group RAF
Site history
Built1943 (1943)
Built byRAF Airfield Construction Service
In useJuly 1943 – 1945 (1945)
Battles/warsEuropean theatre of World War II
Airfield information
Elevation0 metres (0 ft)[1] AMSL
Runways
Direction Length and surface
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking
00/00  Sommerfeld Tracking

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.

  1. ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 148.