RAF Newchurch | |||||||||
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| 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 Shown within Kent | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 51°03′04″N 00°55′13″E / 51.05111°N 0.92028°E | ||||||||
| Type | Advanced Landing Ground | ||||||||
| Code | XN[1] | ||||||||
| Site information | |||||||||
| Owner | Air Ministry | ||||||||
| Operator | Royal Air Force | ||||||||
| Controlled by | RAF Fighter Command * No. 83 Group RAF * No. 85 Group RAF | ||||||||
| Site history | |||||||||
| Built | 1943 | ||||||||
| Built by | RAF Airfield Construction Service | ||||||||
| In use | July 1943 – 1945 | ||||||||
| Battles/wars | European theatre of World War II | ||||||||
| Airfield information | |||||||||
| Elevation | 0 metres (0 ft)[1] AMSL | ||||||||
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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.
- ^ a b Falconer 2012, p. 148.